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What happens to an electric charge which a lightning rod receives from a strike?

The metal rod absorbs the charge.

The metal rod allows the charge to flow through the house or structure.

The charge is directed into the ground.

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The charge is directed into the ground. A lightening rod works on the principle that lightening would rather go through it than the air on its way to the ground.

Answer: The charge is directed into the ground.

Explanation:

As it hit the top, the long wire carries the current down to be deposited into the ground.

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