Eli5: How do you measure the temperature of lighting bolts? 170 viewsJanuary 2, 2024 Question100.55K August 31, 2022 0 Comments Can the temperature of a lightning bolt be measured if there is no resistance (a tree, the ground)? If so, what temperature are lightning bolts? In: 0 3 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted August 31, 2022 0 Comments It’s not like lightning bolts travel through vacuum, there is air. If you get a spectrometer to look at the lightning bolt you can deduce the temperature through the wavelength where the maximum is. You are viewing 1 out of 3 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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