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Explain how does lightning conductor protects a building from getting struck by lightning.

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Explain how does lightning conductor protects a building from getting struck by lightning.

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Lightning conductor does not allow the charge to accumulate on a building and transfers all the charges to the earth, protecting the building from being struck by lightning.

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Chapter 15: Some Natural Phenomena - Short Answer Questions [Page 89]

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NCERT Exemplar Science Exemplar [English] Class 8
Chapter 15 Some Natural Phenomena
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