What is a lightning conductor?
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Posted by Vibhanshu Verma 5 years, 5 months ago
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Yogita Ingle 5 years, 8 months ago
- It is a device used in building during construction to protect the buildings from the effect of lightning.
- A metallic rod is erected along the walls of the building during construction such that the tip is protruding outwards at the top of the building.
- The top end is in air and is not in touch with any metallic surface.
- The other end is buried in the ground.
- When a lightning strikes, this provides a direct path for the charges to discharge to the ground, thereby not affecting anybody.
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