(a) What energy is dissipated by a lightning bolt having a 21,000 A current, voltage of 121 MV, and a time duration of 1.00 ms? (b) What mass of tree sap could be raised from 18.0°C to its boiling point and then evaporated by this energy, assuming sap has the same thermal characteristics as water with a specific heat of 4184 J/(kg · °C) and a latent heat of vaporization of 2256 x 103 J/kg? kg
(a) What energy is dissipated by a lightning bolt having a 21,000 A current, voltage of 121 MV, and a time duration of 1.00 ms? (b) What mass of tree sap could be raised from 18.0°C to its boiling point and then evaporated by this energy, assuming sap has the same thermal characteristics as water with a specific heat of 4184 J/(kg · °C) and a latent heat of vaporization of 2256 x 103 J/kg? kg
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Transcribed Image Text:(a) What energy is dissipated by a lightning bolt having a 21,000 A current, a voltage of 121 MV, and a time duration of 1.00 ms?
(b) What mass of tree sap could be raised from 18.0°C to its boiling point and then evaporated by this energy, assuming sap has the same thermal characteristics as water with a specific heat of 4184 J/(kg · °C) and a latent
heat of vaporization of 2256 x 103 J/kg?
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