The lightning is having enormous amount of energy, as it strikes the ground it makes various electrical and magnetic effects. If the lightning strikes a tree, that will be burst by lightning.
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Suppose if the lightning strikes on the surface of the sea, what will happen?
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Since the salt water of the sea is a good conductor for electricity, will it pass to the fishes?
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Will all the living beings of sea be dead?
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Also what are the electrochemical reactions will be happen on the nearby surfaces of the lightning striking location of the sea?
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I have seen lightning hit the middle of a sea lake. ( very happy I had not gone swimming). The water did not boil enough to be observed at my distance, about 500 meters. No dead fish were washed out.
A boat or a head in the sea water will become a focus for the upward streamers that will join the downwards leaders and form a path for the energy of the lightning, and the consequences are the same as on ground for the victims. The good conductivity of the water will disperse the energy over some distance on the surface. I found some numbers on the web:
The following sounds reasonable:
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