How many Excess Electrons are in a Typical Lightning Bolt?

[chops369]

Homework Statement

A typical lightning bolt has about 10.0 C of charge. How many excess electrons are in a typical lightning bolt?

Homework Equations

There's something in my notes that is confusing me, but I think it could be relevant. It says e = 1.6 x 10^-19c

The Attempt at a Solution

Well this question sounds much too easy to be confusing, but we just started this chapter today and I don't have many notes.

 

[tiny-tim]

Hi chops369!

A typical lightning bolt has about 10.0 C of charge. How many excess electrons are in a typical lightning bolt?

There's something in my notes that is confusing me, but I think it could be relevant. It says e = 1.6 x 10^-19c

You mean e = 1.6 x 10^-19C, where e is the charge of one electron, and C is coulombs …

what's the difficulty?

 

[chops369]

Well I had figured that originally, but I guess I just didn't think it was that simple.