Chapter 21: Q31P (page 627)
Earth鈥檚 atmosphere is constantly bombarded by cosmic ray protonsthat originate somewhere in space. If the protons all passed through the atmosphere, each square meter of Earth鈥檚 surface would intercept protons at the average rate of protons per second. What would be the electric current intercepted by the total surface area of the planet?
Short Answer
The electric current intercepted by the total surface area of the planet is .

