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Regarding Earth and a Cloud Layer 1000 M Above Earth

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Regarding Earth and a cloud layer 1000 m above Earth as the "plates" of a capacitor, calculate the capacitance if the cloud layer has an area of 1.0 km2. If an electric field of 2.0 × 106 V makes the air break down and conduct electricity (lightning), what is the maximum charge the cloud can hold?


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