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Formation:
The first process in the generation of lightning is charge separation.
The mechanism by which charge separation happens is still the subject of research, but one hypothesis is the polarization mechanism, which has two components:
1. Falling droplets of ice and rain become electrically polarized as they fall through the atmosphere's natural electric field;
2. Colliding ice particles become charged by electrostatic induction.
Ice and supercooled water are the keys to the process. Violent winds buffet tiny hailstones as they form, causing them to collide. When the hailstones hit ice crystals, some negative ions transfer from one particle to another. The smaller, lighter particles lose negative ions and become positive; the larger, more massive particles gain negative ions and become negative.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoit is basically a model that shows the probability that an eletron exists in that position
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∙ 15y agotype of charged is a cloud is negative charged type of charged is a cloud is negative charged
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∙ 13y agoWhen two heavy rain clouds rub together it creates static electricity
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∙ 12y agoThe charge comes from the clouds rubbing together making static electricity.
Hope this answers your question :)
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∙ 12y agoAn area where you have a really big chance of finding an electron pair, the electrons don't stay still - they whizz around inside the charge cloud
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∙ 14y agoNegative.
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What is the charge on the top of a cloud in a thunderstorm?
The top of a cloud has a positive charge or protons
What happens to the ground directly below a storm cloud?
An equal and opposite charge to the charge at the cloud base is induced. As the cloud moves, this charge moves across the ground, staying under the centre of the cloud.
Why is SO2 three charge cloud?
Because the central atom has two bonded regions (remember that single, double, and triple bonds all count as one charge cloud). In addition to the two bond regions, there is a lone pair of electrons on the central atom, which counts as the third charge cloud.
How does the electrical charge separation in a cloud occur?
It doesn;t stuipid
What couses lightning?
in a cumulonimbus cloud (a thunderstorm cloud) there are negative and positive charges. the ground is positive, the lower level of the cloud is negative and the upper level of the cloud is positive. When lightning is about to take place there is one path where negative and positive charges crossing, thus creating an electrical charge, in other works lightning.
What is the charge on the top of a cloud in a thunderstorm?
The top of a cloud has a positive charge or protons
What is the charge on the cloud or shell of the atom?
The charge of an electron cloud is negative. The electron cloud is made up of electrons, and the electrons are negatively charged. The electron cloud will have a negative charge as well.
What happens to the ground directly below a storm cloud?
An equal and opposite charge to the charge at the cloud base is induced. As the cloud moves, this charge moves across the ground, staying under the centre of the cloud.
What is the electrical charge for the electron cloud?
Negative.-1 elemental charge = -1.6x10^-19 C
What is the electron domain charge cloud geometry of ICl5?
The electron domain charge cloud geometry of ICI5 s usually positively charged. This is because the process involves the loss of electrons. The electron-domain charge-cloud geometry of ICl5 is octahedral.
What is lightning in clouds?
It is called Cloud-to-Cloud lightning for obvious reasons. It is caused by ice particles in the cloud rubbing together, foming electric charges. When enough charge is formed, it may jump to another cloud with an opposite charge. Hope this helped. :D
What is the charge of the subatomic electron cloud?
Electrons have a negative charge, so That might be the answer for which you are looking.
What charge does the electron cloud of every atom have?
In a neutral atom, the charge on the electron cloud is balanced by the carge on the atom's nucleus. The nucleus has a positive charge proportional to the number of protons in it. This attracts and holds the negatively charged electrons in the electron cloud. And in a neutral atom (not an ion), there will be as many electrons in the electron cloud as protons in the nucleus. The charges will balance.
What and where is the charge in an atom?
Protons in the nucleus each have a positive charge, and electrons, surrounding the nucleus in the electron cloud, have a negative charge.
Why is SO2 three charge cloud?
Because the central atom has two bonded regions (remember that single, double, and triple bonds all count as one charge cloud). In addition to the two bond regions, there is a lone pair of electrons on the central atom, which counts as the third charge cloud.
What is the lightning between clouds?
Lightning is just really large static. Lightning between clouds is called cloud lightning or sheet lightning and is caused when one cloud has an excessive charge and another cloud has an excessive amount of the opposite cloud. The lightning is used to relieve the clouds charge.
Does lightning occurs when the positive charge on a storm cloud causes charging by induction on the ground or another cloud?
Yes.
