A 17 kA lightning bolt strikes an object for 15 µs. a. How much charge is deposited on the object? b. How many electrons is this? (For comparison, there are approximately 1028 electrons in the human body.) C. If the lightning strike discharges across a voltage potential of 250 million volts, what is the lightning bolt's power? Express your answer in the units of gigawatts (GW). d. How much energy is imparted by the lightning strike? e. A typical cell phone battery has a charged capacity of 1800 mAh at 3.7 V. If the energy from the lightning strike were harnessed, how many cell phone batteries could be fully charged using this energy?

A 17 kA lightning bolt strikes an object for 15 µs. a. How much charge is deposited on the object? b. How many electrons is this? (For comparison, there are approximately 1028 electrons in the human body.) C. If the lightning strike discharges across a voltage potential of 250 million volts, what is the lightning bolt's power? Express your answer in the units of gigawatts (GW). d. How much energy is imparted by the lightning strike? e. A typical cell phone battery has a charged capacity of 1800 mAh at 3.7 V. If the energy from the lightning strike were harnessed, how many cell phone batteries could be fully charged using this energy?

Introductory Circuit Analysis (13th Edition)

13th Edition

ISBN:9780133923605

Author:Robert L. Boylestad

Publisher:Robert L. Boylestad

Chapter1: Introduction

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1P: Visit your local library (at school or home) and describe the extent to which it provides literature...

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

Electric current is defined as Select one: a. The time rate of change of voltage b. The time rate of change of energy C. The time rate of change of ampere d. The time rate of change of charge
Graph the question
Explain the importance of electricity in your daily life as an engineering student
2. A B What particle has an electrical charge -1.6-10-¹9 Coulomb? Electron Proton C D Neutron Atom
For an electrical component, the formulas for charge and voltage are given below. A is 9 coulombs, B is 12 seconds, C is 3 volts, and D is 24 seconds. Give the current of this component at t1 = 8 sec. You must round your answer to the nearest thousandth and give your answer as an integer followed by the appropriate metric prefix and the letter that represents the units of current.
Give an example of a material’s electrical property.
Which statement is true about a resistor? O A resistor stores energy in an electric field and returns that energy to the circuit. O A resistor stores energy in a magnetic field and returns that enrgy to the circuit. O A resistor absorbs heat and and dissipates electrical energy O A resistor absorbs electric power and dissipates heat
What is the magnitude of a point charge that would create an electric field of 5 V/m at points 1 m away Oa. 2.78 nC O b. Zero O c. 2,78 mC O d. 0.556 nC
A photo voltaic cell is a device that produces electricity from the a. absorption of photons O b. sharing of electrons O c. splitting of nucleus O d. combining of protons