(d) Given the amount of charge you estimated above, calculate the electric field

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(d) Given the amount of charge you estimated above, calculate the electric field near the nose of the rocket. Estimate the radius of the rocket nose as 0.5 m You should chose a common charge distribution that you think best approximates the charge distribution on the rocket. To receive credit you must box your electric field estimate, with units. 552 (e) Air "breaks down" - meaning that charge can flow and lightening can happen - at electric fields of approximately 3 x 106 V/m. Given the electric field you calculated above, do you expect lightening to be an issue for this launch, yes, or no? (Please circle the correct answer.) According to your model, what is the maximum electric field at which it's safe to launch? To recieve credit you must box your safe electric field estimate, with units. Pleuse explain

Explanation / Answer

The electric field calculated in the above question is more than the threshold electric field at which air breaks down. Hence, lightning can be expected to be an issue during the launch. The correct answer is, yes.

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