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during lightning when two clouds attract each other on that time, they loss some of its mass??
There are both positive and negative lightnings, actually positive (cloud-positive, ground-negative) are more common.KingNothing said:Are you asking if the electron flow from the lightning affects the mass? In that case, I guess it would very slightly. I'm not sure if the electrons flow into or out of a cloud.
joyever said:during lightning when two clouds attract each other on that time, they loss some of its mass??
klimatos said:Clouds are phenomena consisting of many different kinds of ongoing actions. They are dynamic, not static. They have no fixed boundaries, no fixed mass, no fixed anything.
Intracloud lightning is far more common than intercloud lightning. There is no significant "attraction" between clouds during lightning events or at any other time.
They have.jewbinson said:So clouds don't have electric charge? (stupid question but whatever)
jewbinson said:So clouds don't have electric charge? (stupid question but whatever)
The answer is: lots of droplets fall to ground and sink there. Some droplets grow bigger and heavier, as water vapour condense on them. Some other lose their mass due to vapourisation. Overall balance is: the cloud usually loses lots of its mass, dominantly due to raining. However, in an early stage of thunderstorm, it is still growing.joyever said:So if we consider it as total mass of droplets what would be the answer?
joyever said:So if we consider it as total mass of droplets what would be the answer?
I see some inconsistency in your question.joyever said:The question here is not about droplets. My question is would mass be lost during lightning as energy is released..
joyever said:The question here is not about droplets. My question is would mass be lost during lightning as energy is released..
The mass of a lightning cloud can vary greatly, but on average it can range from 100,000 to 1 million tons.
During a lightning strike, the intense heat of the lightning bolt causes the air inside the cloud to rapidly expand. This expansion creates a shock wave that can disrupt the structure of the cloud and cause it to lose some of its mass.
No, a lightning cloud cannot lose all of its mass during a lightning strike. While some of its mass may be lost due to the shock wave, the majority of the cloud's mass remains intact.
Yes, a lightning cloud can regain its lost mass after a lightning strike. As the shock wave dissipates, the cloud's structure will eventually return to its original state and any lost mass will be replenished by water vapor in the surrounding air.
There is no direct relationship between the intensity of a lightning strike and the amount of mass lost by a lightning cloud. However, the more intense the lightning strike, the stronger the shock wave and the more likely it is for the cloud to lose some of its mass.