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Question
Write a short note on lighting conductors.
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Solution
Lightening conductor is a device used to safeguard the large buildings against the lightening of the thunderstorm. Normally, they are fitted on the top of tall buildings as a safety device. It consists of few metal spikes fitted to the highest part of the building and connected to thick copper strip which is buried inside the earth.
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