Question

g An airplane is flying through a thundercloud at a height of 1500 m. (This is a very dangerous thing to do because of updrafts, turbulence, and the possibility of electric discharge.) If a charge concentration of 25.0 C is above the plane at a height of 3000 m within the cloud and a charge concentration of -40.0 C is at height 850 m, what is the electric field at the aircraft

Answer 1

Answer:

$523269.9\ \text{N/m}$

Explanation:

q = Charge

r = Distance

$q_1=25\ \text{C}$

$r_1=3000\ \text{m}$

$q_2=40\ \text{C}$

$r_2=850\ \text{m}$

The electric field is given by

$E=E_1+E_1\\\Rightarrow E=k(\dfrac{q_1}{r_1^2}+\dfrac{q_2}{r_2^2})\\\Rightarrow E=9\times 10^9\times (\dfrac{25}{3000^2}+\dfrac{40}{850^2})\\\Rightarrow E=523269.9\ \text{N/m}$

The electric field at the aircraft is $523269.9\ \text{N/m}$