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27 November, 21:16

Estimate the total charge q on the cloud when the breakdown of the surrounding air is reached

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  1. 27 November, 23:57
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    First, you must breakdown electric field:

    E = 9x10^9 q / R^2

    where R is the radius of the cloud

    q is the required charge.

    So this will come up to a solution of:

    q = E R^2 / 9x10^9

    = 3 x10^6 x (500) ^2 / 9 x10^9

    = 83.33 C.

    The answer is 83.33 C.
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