A storm cloud and the ground represent the plates of a capacitor. During a storm, the capacitor has a potential difference of 2.50 108 V between its plates and a charge of 40.0 C. A lightning strike delivers 1.00% of the energy of the capacitor to a tree on the ground. How much sap in the tree can be boiled away? Model the sap as water initially at 32.0

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To find the amount of sap in the tree that can be boiled away we need to first calculate the energy ... View the full answer