Is lighting more hotter than the surface of the sun?
2006-06-20 11:22:30 · 7 answers · asked by Omer S 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
A typical lightning bolt contains 1 billion volts and contains between 10,000 to 200,000 amperes of current.
A bolt of lightning can reach temperatures approaching 28,000 Kelvin (50,000 degrees Fahrenheit) in a split second. This is about five times hotter than the surface of the sun.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning#Facts_and_trivia
2006-06-20 11:26:18 · answer #1 · answered by Mike 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How Many Volts In Lightning
2016-10-04 23:21:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many volts and amps in a typical lightning flash? A typical lightning bolt contains 1 billion volts and contains between 10,000 to 200,000 amperes of current.
2006-06-20 11:28:54 · answer #3 · answered by csucdartgirl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cloud to ground lightning strikes have a voltage between 100 million to 1 billion volts. Lightning can reach temperatures of 50,000º Fahrenheit. Our sun only averages 11,000º Fahrenheit.
2006-06-20 11:53:06 · answer #4 · answered by kivak 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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Are the batteries in series or parallel? 3 volts/6 ohms= .5 amp if in series. 1.5volts/6 ohms =.25 amps if in parallel.
2016-03-27 03:09:38 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a bolt striking the ground, it could be anywhere from 100 million, to 1 billion.
2006-06-20 11:36:25 · answer #6 · answered by Hurricanehunter 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1.21 giga-watts
2006-06-20 11:32:44 · answer #7 · answered by boter_99 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋