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Batteries and lightning both use electricity.
A battery is made when two oppositely charged materials are kept in the same container and not allowed to mix. The different charges in the different parts of the battery cause an energy imbalance or potential. If a wire, or some other load is connected across the ends of a battery, then electrons flow away from the negative ions in the negatively charged material and towards the positively charged material.
Lightning occurs when a cloud has a large positive charge. When the charge is large enough, electrons from the ground move very rapidly to the cloud in order to reduce this charge imbalance.
In both cases electricity is used. Electricity can be thought of as moving charge from a negative potential to a positive potential with electrons. Batteries do this slowly and can turn on calculators and lights. Lightning does this very quickly and with enormous energy.
What else can I help you with?
Why do some battries last longer than others?
1. Quality - cheaper batteries usually give less energy for the same physical size. 2. Chemistry - alkaline batteries give more energy than carbon-zinc batteries of the same size. 3. Load current - some batteries deliver more total energy with high current loads than others of the same size. Alkalines are better at high loads than carbon-zinc. 4. Size - generally, larger batteries last longer with the same load than smaller ones.
Are lithium batteries and normal pencil batteries are same?
Lithium batteries are button type.
Why do we need to remember to recycle batteries?
For the same reason that it's convenient to recycle many other things: 1) to save resources; and 2) to reduce the amount of waste.In the case of batteries, the waste from batteries can be quite dangerous in some cases.
How do you rely on ENERGY in your everyday lives?
Energy powers many of the things humans use, such as air conditioning, lights, and computers. Other forms of energy are light, heat(thermal), chemical(as in batteries), and nuclear.
What type of cells is used in satellites to obtain energy from the sun?
Photovoltaic arrays are used( in conjunction with accumulators - batteries - to store energy when the satellite's solar panels are in shadow).
Where in nature could you find a source of the same energy as that provided by batteries?
well the answer is lightning! Since batteries are generally considered to be providing electrical energy, you can look to several sources in nature: Lightning (already mentioned) Static electricity (kind of a small scale version of lightning) Electric eels Transmission of nerve impulses in the nervous systems of organisms.
Can batteries make lightning?
Batteries do not create lightning. Lightning is a natural phenomenon that occurs due to the buildup of electrical charges in the atmosphere. However, batteries can generate electricity which can be used to power devices that could create artificial light or spark, but this is not the same as lightning.
What are 3 examples of electrical energy?
. lightning . batteries . energy generated by electric eels
How could you use lightning instead of using batteries?
You could not use lightning instead of batteries.
How are dry cell and wet cell batteries the same?
How Dry Cell Batteries and Wet Cell Batteries are the SameThey both convert energy "stored" in chemical compounds into electrical energy.
What form energy is both found in nature and produced by man?
Electricity is a form of energy that is found in nature (such as lightning) and can be produced by man through various means like generators and batteries.
Why do some battries last longer than others?
1. Quality - cheaper batteries usually give less energy for the same physical size. 2. Chemistry - alkaline batteries give more energy than carbon-zinc batteries of the same size. 3. Load current - some batteries deliver more total energy with high current loads than others of the same size. Alkalines are better at high loads than carbon-zinc. 4. Size - generally, larger batteries last longer with the same load than smaller ones.
What kind of energy batteries store?
Chemical energy. Batteries also convert chemical energy to electrical energy.
What type of energy is stored in battteries?
what type of energy is stored in batteries
Can lightning energy be caught stored and used?
If lightning could be fully harnessed, the energy captured could power the world. The energy in every lightning event is huge and scientists have been seeking ways to capture the energy. There are two problems that have not been overcome and prevent lightning being useful. The first is that the location of lightning is unpredictable. There is little point in mounting a lighting capture device (if one existed) in a location to find that lightning does not strike in that location. Guiding a lightning strike is in the same order of difficulty as taming a hurricane or altering the tides. Next, when lighting does strike, it releases so much energy that it is almost impossible to build a device that can capture and store any of the energy. and other structures. Electrical and electronic equipment is damaged by lighting strikes and so far, attempts at capturing any part of the energy have been experimental, cumbersome and very inefficient. The research will continue and in the future, it may be possible to see domestic energy derived from lightning. But, we have a long way to go before we see it. In theory, a lightning does have useful energy. But I am not aware of any machine that actually makes use of it. You may have to invent one yourself. Note that you need not wait for a lightning to strike - there is an electric potential between the upper atmosphere and the ground. This is what causes lightning in the first place, but you could directly tap the electric potential instead of waiting for a lightning flash. =========== In theory lightning energy could be captured and stored in a battery or capacitor for later use - BUT - there are major problems: 1) it would be exceedingly difficult to position the nodes to the exact location where the lightning would strike in order to capture the energy. Your best bet would be to try to capture the energy from a lightning rod, which is designed to be more likely to be where the lightning hits than the surrounding area. Even so, only a very small fraction of the lightning in an area would actually hit the lightning rod. (difficult to catch lightning) 2) The amount of energy in a lightning bolt is so high and delivered in such a short time (around 5 billion Joules in 30 microseconds) that it would be difficult to store that much energy that quickly. Batteries store electricity via chemical reactions and reactions do not occur instantaneously; molecules and molecular radicals can only move so fast so reactions take a noticeable finite time. You may have noticed that when you want to charge your cell phone up it takes some time - it's not instant. As a result you can only store energy in a battery at a certain rate - the rate of the chemical reaction. You would need an exceedingly large battery - or bank of batteries in parallel - to begin to capture a significant portion of the energy in such a short time. (difficult to store the energy). Recent attempts to capture and store lightning energy tried to use a combination of batteries and capacitors. 3) If the energy from lightning were stored in a large bank of batteries it would be so spread out among them that they would tend to produce only a feeble - but long lasting - current since each battery would only have absorbed a small amount of the total energy. (difficult to use the stored energy) so - yeah - lightning energy can be caught stored and used - just not efficiently or easily With that said - nature actually does store and use some of the energy of lighting strikes. Lighting creates a lot of ozone which is very reactive and can drive chemical reactions (energy stored in the ozone). Lightning creates nitrogen compounds which can act as natural fertilizers for plants. Lighting also powers other chemical reactions which store some of the energy of lightning in the chemical bonds of the produced chemicals. Most of the energy, however, just gets dissipated as heat.
Can lightning energy be caught stored and use?
If lightning could be fully harnessed, the energy captured could power the world. The energy in every lightning event is huge and scientists have been seeking ways to capture the energy. There are two problems that have not been overcome and prevent lightning being useful. The first is that the location of lightning is unpredictable. There is little point in mounting a lighting capture device (if one existed) in a location to find that lightning does not strike in that location. Guiding a lightning strike is in the same order of difficulty as taming a hurricane or altering the tides. Next, when lighting does strike, it releases so much energy that it is almost impossible to build a device that can capture and store any of the energy. and other structures. Electrical and electronic equipment is damaged by lighting strikes and so far, attempts at capturing any part of the energy have been experimental, cumbersome and very inefficient. The research will continue and in the future, it may be possible to see domestic energy derived from lightning. But, we have a long way to go before we see it. In theory, a lightning does have useful energy. But I am not aware of any machine that actually makes use of it. You may have to invent one yourself. Note that you need not wait for a lightning to strike - there is an electric potential between the upper atmosphere and the ground. This is what causes lightning in the first place, but you could directly tap the electric potential instead of waiting for a lightning flash. =========== In theory lightning energy could be captured and stored in a battery or capacitor for later use - BUT - there are major problems: 1) it would be exceedingly difficult to position the nodes to the exact location where the lightning would strike in order to capture the energy. Your best bet would be to try to capture the energy from a lightning rod, which is designed to be more likely to be where the lightning hits than the surrounding area. Even so, only a very small fraction of the lightning in an area would actually hit the lightning rod. (difficult to catch lightning) 2) The amount of energy in a lightning bolt is so high and delivered in such a short time (around 5 billion Joules in 30 microseconds) that it would be difficult to store that much energy that quickly. Batteries store electricity via chemical reactions and reactions do not occur instantaneously; molecules and molecular radicals can only move so fast so reactions take a noticeable finite time. You may have noticed that when you want to charge your cell phone up it takes some time - it's not instant. As a result you can only store energy in a battery at a certain rate - the rate of the chemical reaction. You would need an exceedingly large battery - or bank of batteries in parallel - to begin to capture a significant portion of the energy in such a short time. (difficult to store the energy). Recent attempts to capture and store lightning energy tried to use a combination of batteries and capacitors. 3) If the energy from lightning were stored in a large bank of batteries it would be so spread out among them that they would tend to produce only a feeble - but long lasting - current since each battery would only have absorbed a small amount of the total energy. (difficult to use the stored energy) so - yeah - lightning energy can be caught stored and used - just not efficiently or easily With that said - nature actually does store and use some of the energy of lighting strikes. Lighting creates a lot of ozone which is very reactive and can drive chemical reactions (energy stored in the ozone). Lightning creates nitrogen compounds which can act as natural fertilizers for plants. Lighting also powers other chemical reactions which store some of the energy of lightning in the chemical bonds of the produced chemicals. Most of the energy, however, just gets dissipated as heat.
Can lightning energy be caught store being and used?
If lightning could be fully harnessed, the energy captured could power the world. The energy in every lightning event is huge and scientists have been seeking ways to capture the energy. There are two problems that have not been overcome and prevent lightning being useful. The first is that the location of lightning is unpredictable. There is little point in mounting a lighting capture device (if one existed) in a location to find that lightning does not strike in that location. Guiding a lightning strike is in the same order of difficulty as taming a hurricane or altering the tides. Next, when lighting does strike, it releases so much energy that it is almost impossible to build a device that can capture and store any of the energy. and other structures. Electrical and electronic equipment is damaged by lighting strikes and so far, attempts at capturing any part of the energy have been experimental, cumbersome and very inefficient. The research will continue and in the future, it may be possible to see domestic energy derived from lightning. But, we have a long way to go before we see it. In theory, a lightning does have useful energy. But I am not aware of any machine that actually makes use of it. You may have to invent one yourself. Note that you need not wait for a lightning to strike - there is an electric potential between the upper atmosphere and the ground. This is what causes lightning in the first place, but you could directly tap the electric potential instead of waiting for a lightning flash. =========== In theory lightning energy could be captured and stored in a battery or capacitor for later use - BUT - there are major problems: 1) it would be exceedingly difficult to position the nodes to the exact location where the lightning would strike in order to capture the energy. Your best bet would be to try to capture the energy from a lightning rod, which is designed to be more likely to be where the lightning hits than the surrounding area. Even so, only a very small fraction of the lightning in an area would actually hit the lightning rod. (difficult to catch lightning) 2) The amount of energy in a lightning bolt is so high and delivered in such a short time (around 5 billion Joules in 30 microseconds) that it would be difficult to store that much energy that quickly. Batteries store electricity via chemical reactions and reactions do not occur instantaneously; molecules and molecular radicals can only move so fast so reactions take a noticeable finite time. You may have noticed that when you want to charge your cell phone up it takes some time - it's not instant. As a result you can only store energy in a battery at a certain rate - the rate of the chemical reaction. You would need an exceedingly large battery - or bank of batteries in parallel - to begin to capture a significant portion of the energy in such a short time. (difficult to store the energy). Recent attempts to capture and store lightning energy tried to use a combination of batteries and capacitors. 3) If the energy from lightning were stored in a large bank of batteries it would be so spread out among them that they would tend to produce only a feeble - but long lasting - current since each battery would only have absorbed a small amount of the total energy. (difficult to use the stored energy) so - yeah - lightning energy can be caught stored and used - just not efficiently or easily With that said - nature actually does store and use some of the energy of lighting strikes. Lighting creates a lot of ozone which is very reactive and can drive chemical reactions (energy stored in the ozone). Lightning creates nitrogen compounds which can act as natural fertilizers for plants. Lighting also powers other chemical reactions which store some of the energy of lightning in the chemical bonds of the produced chemicals. Most of the energy, however, just gets dissipated as heat.
