Question

How lightning occurs ? What is lightning conductor?

Answer 1

Answer:

Lightning occurs when positively charged particles in the clouds come in contact with negatively charged particles.

A lightning conductor is a metal rod fixed at the highest part of a building and running down the wall of the building with the end buried deep into the earth. The electrical discharge of lightning is captured by this rod into the earth and prevent the building from being damage.

Answer 2

Explanation:

• Lightning is caused by the accumulation and separation of charges in the Clouds.
• Damages To a building due to lightning can be reduced to a large extent by a lightning conductor.
• It has a set of metal spikes connected by a thick metal strip to a large copper plate buried in the earth.
• The Enormous amount of energy released during a lightning strike can damage buildings, burn down trees and kill people.
• Some Buildings are provided with lightning conductor to protect them from damage from lightning strikes.
• When Negative charges build up in a cloud, positive charges from the Earth travel through the lightning conductor and the hour to meet the charges in the cloud and neutralise them.
• And is lightning the strike, despite the action of the lightning conductor, the current passes through the conductor into the earth without damaging the building.