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Lightning, when the "circuit" is complete from the ion particles streaming up from the ground and down from the clouds, makes thunder because of the sudden rush of negative ions rushing to the ground.

(-----) <-cloud

/

\ <- negative ion stream

\ <-positive ion stream

_____ <- ground

(-----) <-cloud

/

\ <- negative ion stream

/ <- thunder comes when the 'circuit' is complete

\ <-positive ion stream

_____ <- ground

When the electricity arc between clouds and earth it super-heats a path of air, which creates thunder.

It should be pointed out that this expansion of air is faster than the speed of sound and thus produces a sonic boom, thunder.

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