NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020PhysicsCurrent ElectricityPractice
The voltage of clouds is 4 × 10 6 V with respect to ground. In a lightning strike lasting 100 ms , a charge of 4 C is delivered to the ground. The average power of lightning strike is (assume complete discharges )
Options
- A160 MW
- B80 MW
- C20 MW
- D500 KW
Correct answer
B. 80 MW
Step-by-step solution
Energy stored between cloud and earth, assuming the capacitor model is W = qV 2 4 × 10 6 × 4 2 = 8 × 10 6 J The power of lightning strike is P = W t = 8 × 10 6 0.1 = 80 × 10 6 W = 80 M W