Solved: Consider the Earth and a cloud layer 800 m above
Chapter 16, Problem 16.51(choose chapter or problem)
Consider the Earth and a cloud layer 800 m above the planet to be the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor. (a) If the cloud layer has an area of 1.0 km2 _ 1.0 _ 106 m2, what is the capacitance? (b) If an electric fi eld strength greater than 3.0 _ 106 N/C causes the air to break down and conduct charge (lightning), what is the maximum charge the cloud can hold?
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