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Lightning heats the surrounding air to

A. 300°C.
B. 3,000°C.
C. 300,000°C.
D. 30,000°C

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I believe the answer to your question is D. 30,000 C°
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So we want to know to what temperature the air heats up when the lightning strikes the ground. So the temperature of the air can get to 30000 degrees Celsius, the air gets ionised (turns into plasma) and conducts electricity. So the correct answer is D. 30000 C
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