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If two clouds contain the same amount of water but one has many more condensation nuclei, what result is possible?

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Correct answer: A larger number of smaller droplets may form

Correct answer: A. Condensation nuclei are tiny particles such as dust, salt, or other aerosols on which water vapour can condense. If the total amount of water is approximately the same but there are many more available nuclei, that water can be distributed among more particles. The possible result is a greater number of droplets with a smaller average size, although the exact cloud response also depends on temperature, humidity, and airflow. A is correct because more nuclei provide more sites for droplet formation. B is impossible because a cloud is made of suspended water or ice particles, not rock. C is wrong because nuclei help vapour condense; they do not make water vanish. D is wrong because small droplets do not automatically become hailstones; hail needs suitable ice particles, strong vertical motion, and repeated growth. Memory cue: more nuclei usually means more starting droplets, not automatically larger droplets.

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Condensation NucleiCloud DropletsCloud MicrophysicsCondensationClouds And PrecipitationWater In The AtmosphereGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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