Lightning strikes. During lightning strikes from a cloud to the ground, currents as high as 25,000 A can occur and last for about $40 \mu$ s. How much charge is transferred from the cloud to the earth during such a strike?
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Current (I) is defined as the rate of flow of charge (Q) over time (t). This can be expressed as: I = Q/t We can rearrange this equation to solve for charge: Show more…
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