An Important Principle in the Electrification of a Cumulonimbus Cloud

question 59

Multiple Choice

An important principle in the electrification of a cumulonimbus cloud is that

• A) raindrops are always positively charged.
• B) supercooled water is always negatively charged.
• C) ice crystals are always negatively charged.
• D) there is a net transfer of positive ions from a warmer object to a colder object.

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