A lightning bolt may carry a current of 1.00 x10 4 A for a short time. What is t

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A lightning bolt may carry a current of 1.00 x104 A for a short time. What is the resulting magneticfield 140 m from the bolt? Supposethat the bolt extends far above and below the point ofobservation.
______________ µT Plz explain how so i can understand A lightning bolt may carry a current of 1.00 x104 A for a short time. What is the resulting magneticfield 140 m from the bolt? Supposethat the bolt extends far above and below the point ofobservation.
______________ µT Plz explain how so i can understand

Explanation / Answer

magnetic field around a current carryingconductor                  B = I /2R         I = lightning boltcurrent         R = distancefrom the lightning bolt        plugging in the givenvalues in the above relation we can sovle for B at a distanceR .

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