How you can tell the following statement is false? Lightning occurs because prot

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How you can tell the following statement is false?

Lightning occurs because protons in the ground areattracted to the protons in the clouds.

1 Lightning happens because the protons inthe ground are repelled by the protons in the clouds.
Lightning occurs because the protons inthe clouds are attracted to the protons inthe ground.    
Whenit comes to charges, opposites attract & likes repel. Thus,protons wouldn't be attracted to each other, they would berepelled.
Thisis clearly false because clouds do not contain protons.
It'snot the protons that attract each other but the electrons thatattract each other.
1 Lightning happens because the protons inthe ground are repelled by the protons in the clouds.
Lightning occurs because the protons inthe clouds are attracted to the protons inthe ground.    
Whenit comes to charges, opposites attract & likes repel. Thus,protons wouldn't be attracted to each other, they would berepelled.
Thisis clearly false because clouds do not contain protons.
It'snot the protons that attract each other but the electrons thatattract each other.
1 Lightning happens because the protons inthe ground are repelled by the protons in the clouds.
Lightning occurs because the protons inthe clouds are attracted to the protons inthe ground.    
Whenit comes to charges, opposites attract & likes repel. Thus,protons wouldn't be attracted to each other, they would berepelled.
Thisis clearly false because clouds do not contain protons.
It'snot the protons that attract each other but the electrons thatattract each other.
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        When it comes to charges, opposites attract & likes repel.Thus, protons wouldn't be attracted to each other, they would berepelled.

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