In the science fiction story "The little prince is an android" a second journey of the character from the novel by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is proposed, in which he visits a planet where respect for the ecosystem is paramount. They have developed a technology capable of storing the energy released in electrical storms where 92 lightning strikes are produced every second. In a simplified way, lightning occurs when the potential difference between the cloud and the planet's surface reaches at least 2.6 cross times 10 to the power of 7 volts. The electrical currents generated in lightning are about 3.4 cross times 10 to the power of 4 amperes on average.

In the science fiction story "The little prince is an android" a second journey of the character from the novel by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is proposed, in which he visits a planet where respect for the ecosystem is paramount. They have developed a technology capable of storing the energy released in electrical storms where 92 lightning strikes are produced every second. In a simplified way, lightning occurs when the potential difference between the cloud and the planet's surface reaches at least 2.6 cross times 10 to the power of 7 volts. The electrical currents generated in lightning are about 3.4 cross times 10 to the power of 4 amperes on average.

Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Technology Update (No access codes included)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781305116399

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter25: Electric Potential

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 25.13OQ: A filament running along the x axis from the origin to x = 80.0 cm carries electric charge with...

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