Suicidesoldier#1
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- Posted: Sat, 12 May 2012 02:05:25 +0000
False Dichotomy
Suicidesoldier#1
False Dichotomy
Suicidesoldier#1
False Dichotomy
Suicidesoldier#1
An ion is an atom or molecule in which the total number of electrons is not equal to the total number of protons, giving it a net positive or negative electrical charge.
All the info you're looking for is on wiki.
You didn't catch me on anything, it's exactly what I said it is. O_o
The answer to your above question is raw energy developed from a static charge built up between the water molecules in the cloud.
It builds up a potential difference I.E. a voltage, through friction and therefore gives you your "positive charge leader".
It's just a potential difference, that's all static electricity results from.
Again, there is a potential difference.
The best way to put it is that the clouds produce an attraction and that's how the ground shoots up it's stuff.
Also there's such thing as positive lightning.
It's rare but it operates on the same concept of building up an attractive charge which then attracts the stuff.
Right, which makes positive lighting significantly more dangerous as it carries a lot more power.
"The largest-scale sparks are those produced naturally by lightning. An average bolt of negative lightning carries a current of 30 to 50 kiloamperes, transfers a charge of 5 coulombs, and dissipates 500 megajoules of energy (enough to light a 100-watt light bulb for approximately 2 months). However, an average bolt of positive lightning (from the top of a thunderstorm) may carry a current of 300 to 500 kiloamperes, transfer a charge of up to 300 coulombs, have a potential difference up to 1 gigavolt (a billion volts), and may dissipate enough energy to light a 100-watt light bulb for up to 95 years. A negative lightning stroke typically lasts for only tens of microseconds, but multiple strikes are common. A positive lightning stroke is typically a single event. However, the larger peak current may flow for hundreds of milliseconds, making it considerably hotter and more dangerous than negative lightning."