Question

What is a lightning conductor? How does it work?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Lightning conductor is a metal rod placed on a building and connected with the ground below to protect the building from being damaged by lightning. Its purpose is to offer a low resistance path to lightening and allow it to pass to the ground without impacting the building.

WORKING-when a lightning strikes,it strikes on the sharp edges of conductor .As metallic rod is a good conductor electricity all the electric charge of cloud flows into the earth without damaging the building.

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