A lightning bolt strikes one end of a steel lightning rod


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Problem: A lightning bolt strikes one end of a steel lightning rod, producing a 15000-A current burst that lasts for 60s. The rod is 2.2m long and 2.0cm in diameter and its other end is connected to the ground by 35m of 8.2-mm-diameter copper wire.

Part A: Find the potential difference between the top of the steel rod and the lower end of the copper wire during the current burst.

Part B: Find the total energy deposited in the rod and wire by the current burst.

I need help to find the total energy deposited in the rod and wire by the current burst.

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