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 How Do Stun Guns Work? The batteries supply electricity to a circuit consisting of various electrical components. The circuitry includes multiple transformers components that boost the voltage in the circuit, usually between 20,000 and 150,000 volts, and reduce the amps. It also includes a oscillator, to produce a specific pulse pattern of electricity. This current charges a capacitor. The capacitor builds up a charge, and releases it to the electrodes, the "business end" of the circuit.
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Why Does Lightning Strike Towards The Ground?

I'll give you the link - you try and figure it out, i sure can't. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_does_lightning_strike_towards_the_ground&alreadyAsked=1

How Do You Survive/Avoid Being Struck By Lightning?

- Don't stand underneath trees during thunderstorms - Don't be touching metal during thunderstorms - Don't go swimming during thunderstorms - Don't use telephones / computers / other electrical appliances during thunderstorms


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COULOMB

e of charge) 1 Coulomb = 6.242 X 10^18 elementary charges 1 Elementary charge = 1.602 X 10^ -19 Coulombs

Electrons flow freely through conductors, so when electrons are transferred to metal, instead of building up, they just repel each other and spread through the object. Electrons don't flow freely through insulators, so the charges build up.

Coulomb's Law:

F = kq1q2 / r2

where:F - force in Newtowns (N) k - proportionality constant (equal to 9 X 10^9 Nm^2 C^ -2 ) q - are the two charges in coulombs (c) r - is the distance between the two charges (m)

Electrical Field:

E = F / q

where: E - the strength of the field (N / C) F - the force in Newtons (N) q - the amount of charge (c)

Currents:

I = q / t

where: I - the current (Amps) q - the amount of charge in coulombs (c) t - time in seconds (s)

Direct current (DC) is when the current is all moving in the same direction. Alternating current (AC) is when the current moves back and forth on the spot. AC is used in our mains electrical supply. An electrical current needs energy to go around a circuit - usually a battery or generator provides this energy. As the charges move from one terminal to the other, anything in the way, a light globe for example, takes away some of this energy and uses it (in this case, creating light).

The amount of energy given to each coulomb in the battery is called Electromotive Force (EMF), and is measured in volts. Volts, EMF and potential difference (P.D) are the same! Resistance is how many volts is needed to create one amp flow through the resistor It is measured in ohms. R = v / i R - resistance v - volts i - current in amps Two types of conductors - ohmic (resistance the same all the time) and non ohmic (resistance change under different conditons). Non ohmic - light bulbs etc