What is the most powerful DC electrical force in our Solar System ?

Question

Of all the planets ?

Answer 1

The Sun, hands down.

Jupiter, as far as planets go.

Answer 2

This question is pretty difficult to address. Unlike magnetic fields, electric fields do not tend to hang around in astrophysical situations. If you have an electric field in a plasma, currents will flow to negate it, and even in an insulator, the electric field cannot exceed the breakdown voltage of the medium. As a result, I think the strongest electric fields will be present where breakdowns occur; that is, in lightning strikes.

Lightning has been seen on Earth, Jupiter and Saturn. It has been detected on Uranus, and possibly Neptune and Venus. No lightning has been detected on Mars, and without an atmosphere, it is impossible on Mercury.

All of these planets have similar breakdown voltages in their atmospheres where lightning occurs, around a million volts per meter. However, due to the greater size (and probably slightly greater field strength) of lightning on the Jovian planets, their energy dissipation is much larger. A lightning bolt on Earth dissipates around a billion joules; on Jupiter, around a trillion joules; on Saturn around ten trillion joules. However, detecting lightning at Saturn is a tricky business, and the calculations are not very certain. It's possible that Saturn's lightning strength is overestimated.

Anyway, to conclude, the strongest electric fields in the Solar system might be in the storm clouds of Saturn.

Answer 3

I only know about the one on earth. The solar winds are all ionized as they come from the earth. As it comes to the earth particles are separated . The Beta particles are attracted to the north pole and make it negative. The Alpha particles are attracted to the south pole and make it positive. This sets up a huge DC current that holds the ozone layer or O3 that makes the shield which will protect us from the sun's radiation .

Answer 4

The sun, but that is a star. However as far a planets go Jupiter by far and I mean by far has the strongest. Its magnitos sphere extends nearly 400 million miles into space. one helluva force. That is why it has 64 moons.