The Bergeron Process suggests that the coexistence of ice crystals and supercooled water droplets in a cloud is ideal for producing rain because ________
A) the liquid water has a stronger affinity for water vapor than do ice crystals.
B) the ice crystals provide nuclei needed to form more water droplets
C) the ice crystals provide the nuclei for snowflakes to form as precipitation
D) the ice crystals have a stronger affinity for liquid water than does water vapor
E) the ice crystals have a stronger affinity for water vapor than does liquid water.
E
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