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27 February, 08:33

In a thunderstorm, the air must be ionized by a high voltage before a conducting path for a lightning bolt can be created. an electric field of about 1.0 * 106 v/m is required to ionize dry air. what would the break - down voltage in air be if a thundercloud were 1.60 km above ground? assume that the electric field between the cloud and the ground is uniform.

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  1. 27 February, 09:20
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    We know that the electric field is equal to 1 E 6 V/m

    The distance between the thundercloud and the ground is 1.6km = 1600m

    Electric field = Voltage/distance

    This means that the breakdown voltage must be equal to

    V = 1 E 6 V/m * 1600m = 1.6 E 9 V = 1.6 GV
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