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serg [7]
2 years ago
15

The process that causes a spark to occur when the discharge wand is close to the Van de Graaff generator is similar to the proce

ss that causes lightning to form. Use what you have learned about the tendency of potential energy to decrease to try to explain how lightning occurs.
Chemistry
1 answer:
guajiro [1.7K]2 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Lighter, positively charged particles form at the top of the cloud. Heavier, negatively charged particles sink to the bottom of the cloud. When the positive and negative charges grow large enough, a giant spark - lightning - occurs between the two charges within the cloud.

Explanation:

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