College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
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Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
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Chapter 22, Problem 6P
In a typical lightning strike, 2.5 C flows from cloud to ground in 0.20 ms. What is the current during the strike?
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