Question

How many coulombs could be in a lightning bolt?

A. 1. 6 × 10^19 C

B. 5.0 × 10^6 C

C. 5.0 × 10^0 C

D. 6.24 × 10^18 C

Answer 1

we have to know the current carried by a lightning

Answer 2

ok!

Answer 3

how do we find that out? :/

Answer 4

tipically we have:
current I = 2*10^5 amperes for t= 1.5 seconds, so the electricity carried by a ligthning is:
Q=2*10^5* 1.5 = 4 *10 ^5 Coulombs

Answer 5

ok! so would our solution be choice B? :/

Answer 6

yes! I think so!

Answer 7

yay! thank you!!:)

Answer 8

:)

Answer 9

oh sorry!! in the answer choices, i forgot to put the negative signs!

here are the correct answer choices:

A. 1. 6 × 10^-19 C

B. 5.0 × 10^-6 C

C. 5.0 × 10^0 C

D. 6.24 × 10^18 C

would this still be choice B? @Michele_Laino :)

Answer 10

option D is a very large quantity of electricity

Answer 11

ohhh okay! which would it be then? :/ i am not sure :P

Answer 12

we can conjecture a series of discharges, so I think option D

Answer 13

please wait

Answer 14

ok!

Answer 15

if we conjecture a current I = 2*10^3 amperes, and a time interval t= 5*10^(-3) seconds, then
Q=2*10^3*5*10^-3=10 coulombs

Answer 16

so that would mean choice C? :/

Answer 17

all data are from Wikipedia

Answer 18

ah okie :P wikipedia has everything! haha :P

Answer 19

yes! I think option C

Answer 20

okie yay!! again, sorry about this error!! thank you!!

Answer 21

option D is too high value

Answer 22

ahh yes:) okie!! :) back to the other one i posted:P haha sorry again!! :P

Answer 23

:)