Q 10. A student studies that a device known as lightning conductor is used to protect buildings from the effect of lightning. How does the device protect the building from the effect of lightning?
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ANSWER 1 ( HARD )A ‘lightning rod’ system does essentially two things. First, it ‘bleeds’ electrical charge from the air by having a region of ionized air around the sharp tip whenever the electric field gets larger than normal. (Some commercial rods have a small amount of a radioactive element included that further increases the ionization of the air around the tip.) But the most dramatic use of the system is to provide a ‘safe’ path for lightning to travel to ground. Without the rod, lightning is likely to strike the chimney etc. and start a fire as it travels through the structure to ground.
ANSWER 2 (EASY)When a building is hit by lightning, the lightning conductor conducts all charges straight into the Earth thus protecting the building from damage.
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