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Does lightning ionize air?

The production of ionization in air and the associated visible arcs commonly associated with operation of a Tesla coil are similar to what occurs in the case of natural lightning, but the high-voltage source is produced through a specially fabricated transformer that runs on AC (alternating current) whereas the static voltage potential involved with natural …

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