Lightning is a spectacular example of electric current in a natural phenomenon. A typical event might transfer 2.0x10⁹ Joules of energy across a potential difference of perhaps 4x10⁷ V during a time interval of about 0.2 s. Use this information to estimate the total amount of charge transferred between cloud and ground?

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