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How conductive is the Earth compared to space ?

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4 hours ago, JustJoe said:

It is still an interesting question and you gave me the answer of x ,  Qmax=x/V 

You do realize this is a different equation than the first one you wrote, right?

1 hour ago, JustJoe said:

How can m/V be an equation but x/V can't ? 

Nobody said anything like that.

Qmax = xt/V isn’t a valid equation, because the LHS has units of charge (coulombs) while the RHS has units of charge * time/volume (assuming your “charge variable” has units of charge)

 

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3 hours ago, Bufofrog said:

You do realize this is a different equation than the first one you wrote, right?

No I didn't know sorry , thought I'd just missed out the time value . 

2 hours ago, swansont said:

Nobody said anything like that.

Qmax = xt/V isn’t a valid equation, because the LHS has units of charge (coulombs) while the RHS has units of charge * time/volume (assuming your “charge variable” has units of charge)

 

I was considering x in a general sense but yes I suppose it must have a unit . Is the math an impossibility because we can't determine how much electrical energy is being grounded ? 

18 hours ago, JustJoe said:

I was considering x in a general sense but yes I suppose it must have a unit . Is the math an impossibility because we can't determine how much electrical energy is being grounded ? 

Math has rules, and the application of math in science has rules. The math becomes impossible when you violate the rules.

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