The science contained in lightning

In this installment continuing in the field of physics in reference to the phenomenon of lightning, within this field of science it tries to find the origin why the phenomena occur and what causes it, that is why knowing about natural phenomena these have to do dear reader, in those global changes that occur in nature in an unusual event, such as an electrical storm, rain, the glow of a rainbow, the Halo phenomenon, relative and atmospheric humidity, in this case we will analyze lightning as a phenomenon natural and at the level of science, since like other natural phenomena, most scientists investigate the frequency with which this certain natural phenomenon occurs, and if it is related to its return time.

In order for lightning to form, it is a necessary condition that a certain concentration of electrical charge exists within a storm cloud. Storms are formed by warm humid air that rises at high speed and cools as altitude increases. Information consulted in Electrotecnia By Peter Bastian, 2001.

The lightning is also considered in another approach as a physical phenomenon, since this is a type of static electricity, thanks to the formation in only water droplets it can be transferred to small dust particles, this also considered as the hygroscopic charge is probable source of electrical charge that, where they are typical of this natural phenomenon that generate lightning in the storm or in the sky. In large investigations on the case it has been shown that the water particles can become electrically charged in contact with those of dust suspended in the air, it is also thanks to another physical phenomenon that forms static electricity due to the humidity in the water drop.

Because lightning is considered to be the most unique natural phenomenon, it is due to atmospheric disturbances within the wind, humidity and pressure, where everything is linked to the effects of the solar wind and the accumulation of charged solar particles, the most fascinating is that in just one lightning we can achieve the following, dear reader, the initial discharge generated by the lightning has a bipolar characteristic, since ionized air is evident, then it is formed with the combination of negatively charged water present in a region of ice in the storm cloud, said ionized charge has its main route of passage giving it a characteristic very characteristic of this phenomenon in which it can reach 40 to 45 meters in length depending on the type of storm or atmospheric conditions, it is for them that the Rays are considered a potential source of energy, the detail is that currently working on a technology to store the ray and the bac therias capable of tolerating it, because it has a power of 25 to 30 million volts and a temperature of up to 30,000ºC, which is why it is considered the equivalent of five times hotter than the surface of the Sun, the rays can develop a speed of up to 115,000,000 kilometers per hour. The most ironic thing is, in the rest of the world, billions of lightning bolts fall from the sky every second, as it would be to take advantage of all that energy source would leave the fossil fuel in oil barrels in the background, because it has been achieved evidence generates a power estimated by specialists between 8,000 to 10,000 million watts sounds very interesting.

Heinz Kasemir, this great scientist work on the following theory, using the storm scheme, holds that an equal electrical charge persists, but opposite the charge at the base of the cloud is induced on the ground below the cloud, with the sense within this storm the electric field is strong enough, it can give rise to an electrostatic discharge.

In my particular case, I was unaware that the lightning also creates the emission of light, which is what we know as lightning, also caused by the passage of electric current, as I mentioned earlier by the ionized presence of air molecules, and where the sound of thunder is developed by the shock wave.

When we refer to static electricity, it refers to the accumulation of an excess of positive or negative electrical charges in a conductive material, since everything revolves around atoms and molecules that are electrically neutral because they have the same number of positive charges.

Types of rays according to atmospheric conditions

1- Lightning streak.

2 - Lightning from cloud to ground.

3 - Pearl beam.

4 - Staccato lightning.

5 - Forked beam.