Question

what is the function of a lightning conductor?​

Answer 1

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A ʟɪɢʜᴛɴɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛs ᴀssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛᴏʀs ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅɪᴠᴇʀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ɴᴏɴᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴘᴀʀᴛs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ, ᴀʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ᴏғ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ʀᴇsɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀss ʜᴀʀᴍʟᴇssʟʏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛs ᴄᴀʙʟᴇs.

Answer 2

A lightning rod conducts a positive charge up to meet the negative charge of a lightning strike, allowing the strike to hit the rod and travel through attached wires to an underground connection. This diverts the strike away from a building, preventing or lessening potential damage.