In Everyday Terms
- The charges in static electricity from rubbing materials together are typically a few microcoulombs.
- The amount of charge that travels through a lightning bolt is typically around 15 C, although large bolts can be up to 350 C.
- The amount of charge that travels through a typical alkaline AA battery is about 5 kC = 5000 C ≈ 1.4 Ah. After that charge has flowed, the battery must be discarded or recharged.
- According to Coulomb's Law, two point charges of +1 C, placed one meter apart, would experience a repulsive force of 9×109 N, a force roughly equal to the weight of 920,000 metric tons of mass on the surface of the Earth.
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