College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 20, Problem 26P
Magnetic force on a lightning bolt. Currents during lightning strikes can be up to 50,000 A (or more!). We can model such a strike as a 50,000 A vertical current perpendicular to the earth’s magnetic field, which is about
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