Determine the force per meter on a lightning bolt at the equator that carries 20 000 A and is perpendicular to the Earth's magnetic field, 3x10-5 T. What is the direction of the force if the current is straight up and the Earth's field direction is due north which is parallel to the ground.

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Yareli Hampton

16 April, 09:31

Determine the force per meter on a lightning bolt at the equator that carries 20 000 A and is perpendicular to the Earth's magnetic field, 3x10-5 T. What is the direction of the force if the current is straight up and the Earth's field direction is due north which is parallel to the ground.

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Kayley Ramirez · Answer 1

To determine the force per meter of a light bolt at the equator that carries 20 000 A and is perpendicular to the Earth's magnetic field with a magnitude of 3x10-5 T, we do this:

20000 / 3x10-5 = 666.67x10^6 N/m

The direction of the force would be to the left parallel to the equator.