Answer:
2000 coulomb of charge flows between the ground and the cloud in this time.
Explanation:
Given that,
Lightning occurs when there is a flow of electric charge (principally electrons) between the ground and a thundercloud.
The maximum rate of charge flow in a lightning bolt is about 20,000 C/s in time 100 ms or less. Let Q is the charge flows between the ground and the cloud in this time. The rate of flow of charge is given by :
[tex]q=r\times t[/tex]
r is the rate of flow of charges
[tex]q=(20000\ C/s\times 100\times 10^{-3}\ s)[/tex]
q = 2000 coulomb
So, 2000 coulomb of charge flows between the ground and the cloud in this time. Hence, this is the required solution.
