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Electric Charges and Fields — Physics STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 SciencePhysicsElectric Charges and Fields1 Mark
MCQ
Lightning is a $........$ phenomenon:
  • A
    Electromagnetic
  • B
    Current electricity
  • C
    Electrochemical
  • ✓
    Electrostatic
✓

Answer

Correct option: D.
Electrostatic

Lightning is a sudden electrostatic discharge during an electrical storm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between that cloud and another cloud, or between a cloud and the ground.

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