Benjamin Franklin has convinced his hapless assistant Mike Piepan to participate in an experiment on electiricty. Ben has set up
lightning rod, the rod of which extends into his laboratory. MIke is suspended from the ceiling by an insulating rope. To one side of Mike is the end of end of the lightning rod, on the other side is a metal rod that is "grounded" (i.e. conducts electricity into the Earth, especially a "charge dump"). A bolt of lightning strikes the rod, giving it an enormous quantity of excess negative charge. Assuming tht no charge leaps through the air in the lab, explain in as much details as possible, what you think will happen to poor Mr. Piepan?
Mike will get an electric shock. Explanation: The human body acts as a conductor of electricity. When lightning strikes the rod, it acquires a negative charge and immediately discharges this charge when contacting the ground through conductive materials. As a result, Mike is likely to endure a significant electric shock as the negative charge travels through his body to the other rod and into the ground, potentially leading to numbness or even loss of consciousness.
To tackle this issue, it's essential to understand the conversion of pounds to kilograms: 1 lb = 0.45 Kg By applying a straightforward rule of three 1 lb ---> 0.45 Kg 125 lb ---> x Solving for x yields: x = ((125) / (1)) * (0.45) = 56.25 Kg. Response her mass in kilograms is 56.25 Kg.
