Answer to Question #305097 in Electric Circuits for Eymon

Question

A lightning bolt delivers a charge of 35 C to the ground in a time of 1.0*10^-3 s. What is the current?

Answer 1

$Q=35C$

$t=1\times10^{-3}sec$

$Q=it$

$I=\frac{Q}{t}$

$I=\frac{35}{10^{-3}}=35\times10^3 A$