People are thrown around when struck by lightning because of their own muscles, in a process called opisthotonus
As lightning comes down from a cloud, does a positive charge go up to meet it?...
Help Number Units 2. Chapter 19, Problem 11 GO cloud and the During a lightning flash, there exists a potential difference of Vabud Vrn 2.7x 10 V between a ground. As a result, a charge of-16 C is transferred from the ground to the cloud. is done on the charge by the electric force? (b) If the work done by the electric force were used to accelerate a 1100-kg final speed? automoblie from rest, what would be its (c) If...
During lightning strikes from a cloud to the ground, currents as high as 2.50×104 A can occur and last for about 40.0 μs . How much charge is transferred from the cloud to the earth during such a strike
A lightning strike can transfer as much as 1020 electrons from the cloud to the ground. If the strike lasts 2ms, what is the average electric current in the lightning
52. A precipitator is a type of a air filter b. lightning rod c. small wire d. power supply 53. T he precipitator set of plates with a a. negative b. positive uses a high voltage DC power supply to provide a set of wires with a positive charge and a charge. 54. A static electric charge is an electric charge which, moving. a. is b. is not 55. Insulators are the only materials that can hold stationary a. atoms...
Suppose that in a lightning flash the potential difference between a cloud and the ground is 0.83×109 V and the quantity of charge transferred is 31 C. (a) What is the change in energy of that transferred charge? (b) If all the energy released could be used to accelerate a 1100 kg car from rest, what would be its final speed
During a lightning flash, there exists a potential difference of cloud - Vground = 1.2 x 10º v between a cloud and the ground. As a result, a charge of -19 C is transferred from the ground to the cloud. (a) How much work wground-cloud is done on the charge by the electric force? (b) If the work done by the electric force were used to accelerate a 1100-kg automobile from rest, what would be its final speed? (c) If...
Consider the Earth and a cloud layer 500 m above the planet to be the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor. (a) If the cloud layer has an area of 3.0 km2 = 3000000 m2, what is the capacitance? F (b) If an electric field strength greater than 3.0 ✕ 106 N/C causes the air to break down and conduct charge (lightning), what is the maximum charge the cloud can hold? C (Please show work)
Consider the Earth and a cloud layer 800 m above the planet to be the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor (a) If the cloud layer has an area of 2.0 km2 = 2000000 m2, what is the capacitance? (b) If an electric field strength greater than 3.0 x 106 N/C causes the air to break down and conduct charge (lightning), what is the maximum charge the cloud can hold?
5. During a random lightning strike from a cloud to the ground, a current of 25,000 A lasts for 40 (1 point) us. How much charge is transferred from the cloud to earth during that strike? 02.0 C 01.6 C 01.0 C 02.5 C 6. The graphs show the temperature dependence of resistance for two materials. How do the (1 point) materials compare? Material A Material B OMaterial A is a typical conductor, whereas material B is a typical insulator...
A ball thrown straight up takes 6.20 seconds to go up and come back down to its starting point. Neglecting air resistance, how high (in m) does it go?