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Why does the lifeguard at the swimming pool ask you to get ut of the pool when lightning is occurring if pure water is not a good conductor of electricity?
Pure water may not be a goodconductor of electricity but impure water can have lots of ionic conductors in it. Your swimming pool water is not pure water. Consider the chlorine that is being added. It dissolves into ions. Consider that lots of people have died in the bathtub when the hairdryer fell in. That's a lot less current than your local lightening bolt. Also, in the water, your head is the highest thing on the surface which helps to make you a target. Granted, in a pool, odds are that there are other things that are fairly close that will be higher as opposed to being in a lake.
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What happens if there is no conductor and the lightning strikes the tower?
If lightning strikes a tower without a conductor, the tower may sustain damage from the electrical energy passing through it. The lack of a conductor means there is no designated path for the lightning to follow to the ground, increasing the risk of physical damage to the tower structure. Additionally, without a proper grounding system in place, there is a higher risk of electrical and fire hazards occurring.
What is some natrally occurring electricity?
Lightening. The upwelling and downwelling of the wind causes charges to develop in the cloud. When the lowest point of the cloud has a lot of negative charge and the ground, trees, buildings, etc has a strong positive charge, the charges move toward each other (opposite charges attract) and therefore we see a lightening.
Did Benjamin Franklin invent elictricity?
Benjam Franklen did the expirment on electricity. You know, the guy with the kite and the metal key.
What is a sudden release of electricity that can jump between a cloud and the earth or between clouds?
Lightning is a sudden discharge of electricity occurring between clouds or between a cloud and the earth. It is caused by the buildup of electrical charge in the atmosphere and can be very powerful and destructive.
Is lightning an element?
No, lightning is not considered an element. It is a naturally occurring electrical discharge caused by imbalances between storm clouds and the ground. Lightning is a form of energy generated by atmospheric conditions, primarily consisting of electricity and light.
A list of naturly occurring electricity?
Just a few off the top of my head: 1. Lightning 2. Static electricity, which occurs when any two dissimilar materials are in contact. 3. Nerve impulses, which use ions like sodium or potassium as the charge carriers (instead of electrons).
Is there a machine that takes lightning bolt and turns it into usable energy?
There is currently no machine that can directly convert a lightning bolt into usable energy due to the extreme voltage and unpredictability of lightning. However, some technologies are able to harness electricity from the atmosphere during storms using antennas to collect and store the energy produced by naturally occurring electrical activity.
Why do you have lightning?
Lightning is a sudden discharge of electrons from clouds to the ground. When storm clouds gather up lots of electrons, which are negative, the electrons are attracted to the ground's positive charge (opposites attract). The cloud's electrons build up so much that they leap to the ground in one stream, causing visible lightning.
How electricity was made and by who?
Electricity was not made, it is a naturally occurring phenomenon. Benjamin Franklin however, did discover electricity and that it could be harnessed for common use.
Does lightning attracted to gecko why?
No, lightning is not attracted to geckos. Lightning is a natural electrical discharge in the atmosphere, typically occurring during thunderstorms, and it is not influenced by the presence of geckos or any other animals.
Do planets in our solar system have lightning?
Yes, some planets in our solar system experience lightning. Jupiter is known to have intense lightning storms, with thousands of lightning strikes occurring every minute. Scientists have also observed lightning on Venus and Saturn.
Is electricity is natural or man made?
Both. Some kinds are natural and some man-made.
