College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 17 - Problems - Page 656: 70

Answer

The maximum possible height above the Earth's surface for the bottom of the thundercloud is 300 meters.

Work Step by Step

We can find the distance above the Earth's surface: $E~d = \Delta V$ $d = \frac{\Delta V}{E}$ $d = \frac{1.00\times 10^8~V}{3.33\times 10^5~V/m}$ $d = 300~m$ The maximum possible height above the Earth's surface for the bottom of the thundercloud is 300 meters.
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