Why do we hear thunder after seeing a flash of lightning ?

Answer Posted / jayashree

the velocity of the light is morethan velocity of the
sound. velocity of the sound is 330m/s velocity of the
lightis 3*10^8m/s . so we hear thundar only after the
lightining

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