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Electric charge (symbol q, sometimes Q) is the physical property of matter that causes it to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field. Electric charge can be positive or negative (commonly carried by protons and electrons respectively, by convention).
How Lightning Occurs: Lightning is static discharge on a large scale. It occurs when there is a sudden discharge of static electricity between a cloud and the ground (or between two clouds). It occurs in this sequence of events in cloud-to-ground lightning:
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