Question

Lightning heats the surrounding air to ___. A. 30000C B. 300C C. 300000C D. 3000C

Answer 1

Option (A) is correct. The lightning raises the temperature of the surrounding air by about  $\boxed{30000^\circ\text{ C}}$.

Explanation:

Lightning is the phenomena that occurs in the sky when  a highly negatively charged cloud interacts with the positive charge of the ground and it suddenly transfers the huge amount to charge to neutralize itself.

The lightning process involves the production of huge amount of energy. The amount of energy involved in the transfer of energy of about $1\text{ gigajoules}$.

The lightning occurs in the sky for a time period of seconds. During this the huge amount of energy transfer is almost five times the temperature of the sun's surface.

The lightning causes a huge spark in the sky and makes the air around it vibrate with a huge energy that leads to the increase in temperature. The sound of the thunder is also due to the sudden vibration caused in the molecules.

Thus, the sudden vibration in the air molecules leads to the increase in the temperature of the surrounding by a very large amount. The lightning leads to increase in the temperature of the air by about $30000^\circ\text{ C}$.

Thus, Option (A) is correct. The lightning raises the temperature of the surrounding air by about  $\boxed{30000^\circ\text{ C}}$.

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School

Subject: Physics

Chapter: Lightning and Thunder

Keywords:

lightning, thunder, surrounding, charge, heavily. opposite, ground, sudden transfer, neutralize, temperature, sun, sound, vibrate, air molecules.

Answer 2

A bolt of lightning, which can reach temperatures of roughly 30,000 kelvins (53,540 degrees Fahrenheit). The sun, on the other hand, is eclipsed in this case, its surface temperature is just 6,000 kelvins (10,340 degrees Fahrenheit)
So,it can be around 30,000 degrees.The answer is Choice A.