A cloud layer of area 1.20 km² is 960 m above the Earth's surface. The Earth's surface and the cloud layer are considered as the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor. a) Calculate the capacitance of this capacitor. b) The air breaks down and conducts electricity if the electric field exceeds 3.00 x 106 V/m. Determine the maximum value of the charge the cloud can hold.

A cloud layer of area 1.20 km² is 960 m above the Earth's surface. The Earth's surface and the cloud layer are considered as the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor. a) Calculate the capacitance of this capacitor. b) The air breaks down and conducts electricity if the electric field exceeds 3.00 x 106 V/m. Determine the maximum value of the charge the cloud can hold.

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