What happens when lightning strikes water?

Answer 1

salt or fresh water? how far away is the lightning? salt water is more conductive so you will get hurt worse in the ocean than at a lake. this all depends on how close the lightning struck the water.

Answer 2

When lightning strikes water, it can electrocute nearby marine life and cause temporary disruption to underwater ecosystems. The electrical current can also spread over the water's surface, potentially causing injury or harm to anyone in the immediate vicinity. Additionally, the intense heat from the lightning can cause rapid vaporization of the water, leading to an explosive event and potential boat damage.

Answer 3

The electricity is quickly dispersed - water is a poor conductor of electricity - and some of the water is split into oxygen and hydrogen, though likely not much, based on the amount of time it would be exposed to the lightning bolt.

Answer 4

The way i understand lightning is that is searches for the highest point of ground and water is affected by gravity so to me that says lightning should never hit Fresh water unless the waters charge has been changed and is a massive conductor

May i remind you im not smart just telling it how i see it

Crazey_Eyez

Answer 5

When lightning strikes the ocean, it doesn't really do anything. The only thing it pretty much does is just either stun the fish near the lightning strike or "fry" them. The things that only get affected by the lightning strikes are the people or animals near it.

Answer 6

If they're real close to the point of impact they may die. Further out, they can get stunned or injured. Yet a bit further away, nothing seems to happen.

Answer 7

It happens all the time. I saw it happen once. Life goes on. The electricity is dissipated shortly after the strike, as it is when it hits land.

Answer 8

Not much.

Anything living in the immediate area of the strike can get killed or injured. Anything further away won't be affected. And that's about it.

Answer 9

it evaporates