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📅 NSB 2013🎓 HS🔄 Round 1#️⃣ Q8❓ TOSS-UP✍️ Short Answer

The breakdown electric field of air is approximately 3 million volts per meter. Providing your answer in scientific notation, if a typical storm cloud is at an altitude of 2,000 meters, what is the voltage drop between the ground and the storm cloud just before the lightning strike?

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