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Cloud bursts due to :...

Cloud bursts due to :

A

Attraction towards the electrical charges on the earth

B

Large amount of water present in the cloud

C

Dense clouds are present in upper atmosphere

D

Mutual discharge of oppositely charged clouds resulting in the coagulation

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Due to coagulation colloidal solution (aerosol) of clouds precipitate and suddenly a large volume of water come down to earth.
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