Chapter 22: Q34PE (page 812)
(a) What is the force per meter on a lightning bolt at the equator that carries perpendicular to the Earth鈥檚field? (b) What is the direction of the force if the current is straight up and the Earth鈥檚 field direction is due north, parallel to the ground?
Short Answer
(a)The force per meter is.
(b)The direction of the magnetic force is towards the left (west).