26. Capacitors & Dielectrics
Parallel Plate Capacitors
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Problem 24.98
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionIn lightning storms, the potential difference between the Earth and the bottom of the thunderclouds can be as high as 35,000,000 V. The bottoms of thunderclouds are typically 1500 m above the Earth, and can have an area of 110 km². Modeling the Earth–cloud system as a huge capacitor, calculate
(a) the capacitance of the Earth–cloud system,
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