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As a crude model for lightning, consider the ground to be one plate of a parallel-plate capacitor and a cloud at an altitude of 450 m to be the other plate. Assume the surface area of the cloud to be the same as the area of a square that is 0.80 km on a side. (Dielectric strength of air is 3.0×106V/m). What is the capacitance of this capacitor?

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Description: as a crude model for lightning consider the ground to be one plate of a parallel plate capacitor and a cloud at an altitude of 450 m to be the other plate assume the surface area of the clou 58916

          As a crude model for lightning, consider the ground to be one plate of a parallel-plate capacitor and a cloud at an altitude of 450 m to be the other plate. Assume the surface area of the cloud to be the same as the area of a square that is 0.80 km on a side. (Dielectric strength of air is 3.0×106V/m). What is the capacitance of this capacitor?

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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03/23/2021

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The area \( A \) of a square plate is given by the formula: \[ A = \text{side}^2 \] Given that the side of the square is 0.80 km, we first convert this to meters: \[ 0.80 \, \text{km} = 800 \, \text{m} \] Now, calculate the area: \[ A = (800 \, Show more…

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As a crude model for lightning, consider the ground to be one plate of a parallel-plate capacitor and a cloud at an altitude of 450 m to be the other plate. Assume the surface area of the cloud to be the same as the area of a square that is 0.80 km on a side. (Dielectric strength of air is 3.0×106V/m). What is the capacitance of this capacitor?