Log in
Physics
1
answer
0
watching
60
views
26 Nov 2019

During a thunderstorm, a lightning "bolt" carries current betweenacloud and the ground below. If a particular bolt carries atotalcharge of 47 C in 2.3 ms, what is the magnitude of thecurrent?
1 A

How many electrons are involved in this process?
2 electrons

Watch
1
answer
0
watching
60
views

For unlimited access to Homework Help, a Homework+ subscription is required.

Jean Keeling
Jean KeelingLv2
6 Nov 2019

Unlock all answers

Get 1 free homework help answer.
Already have an account? Log in
Share

Related textbook solutions

Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922

Related questions

A lightning bold strikes the ground 200m away from a 100 turncoil. Suppose that the radius of the coil is .8 m and that thecurrent carried by the lightning bolt is 6.0 MA and falls to zeroin .0105s. What is the induced emf in the coil if it is orientedwith its normal along the magnetic field direction? If the wire hasa cross sectional area of 7 x 10-7 m2(diameter of wire is .001m) and it is made out ofcopper ( ρ=1.7 X 10-8 Ωm), what is the magnitude and directionof the induced current in the wire?

A lightning bold strikes the ground 200m from a 100-turn coil.Supposed that the radius of the coil is .8m and that the currentcarried by the lightning bolt is 6.0 MA and falls to zero in 10.5ms. What is the induced emf in the coil if it is oriented with itsnormal along the magnetic field direction? If the wire has a crosssectional area of 7.85 X 10-7 m2 (diameter ofwire is 1 mm), and it is made out ofcopper ( ρ= 1.7 X 10-8 Ωm), what is the magnitude and directionof the induced current in the wire?

1. What is the change in the electrical potential energy in a lighting bolt if 35C of charge travel to the ground from a cloud 2.0 km above the ground in the direction of the field? Assumer the electric field is uniform and has a magnitude of 1.0 x 10^6 N/c

Weekly leaderboard

Home
Homework Help 3,900,000
Physics 110,000
Start filling in the gaps now
Log in