A typical lighting bolt has about 10.0c of charge. How many excess electrons are in a typical lightning bolt
To find the number of excess electrons in a typical lightning bolt, we first need to determine the charge of a single electron. The elementary charge is approximately 1.6 x 10^-19 coulombs.
Given that a lightning bolt has 10.0 coulombs of charge, we can calculate the number of excess electrons as follows:
Number of excess electrons = total charge / charge of a single electron
Number of excess electrons = 10.0 C / (1.6 x 10^-19 C)
Number of excess electrons ≈ 6.25 x 10^19 electrons
Therefore, a typical lightning bolt would have approximately 6.25 x 10^19 excess electrons.