(a) Name the material of which a lightning conductor is made. (b) What is the shape of the top end of a lightning conductor? (c) Where is the upper end of the lightning conductor fixed in a building? Where is the lower end of the lightning conductor fixed and how?
ScienceClass 8ICSEAnswered 28 Mar 2026
Answer
- The lightning conductor is made up of metal which is a good conductor of electricity and used to protect building which is tall from lightening.
- The lightning conductor is made of a metal rod with a sharp-pointed edge on the
- One end of the rod is kept out in the air and the other end is buried deep in the
- sThe lower end of the rod is buried deep in the ground and the upper end is kept out in the The metallic rod transfers the electric charge to the ground.
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