Thunderstorms can have an electric field of
up to 341 × 10 ^5
N/C.
What is the magnitude of the electric force on an electron in such a field? The fundamental charge is 1.6002 × 10^−19
C .
1 answer
F=qE=eE=1.6•10⁻¹⁹•341•10⁵=5.456•10⁻¹² N