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A lightning conductor installed in a building ____.

A
spreads the current equitably across the building and then directs it to the ground
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repels the lightning
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forces the lightning to fall in an area where there are no buildings
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does not let any current to pass through the building and directs the charges to the ground
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Solution

The correct option is D does not let any current to pass through the building and directs the charges to the ground
Lightning conductor is a metal rod that is placed on a building and connected with the ground with a conducting wire. In case of lightning, the charges find the least resistive path along the lightning conductor and goes to the ground, without posing any danger of current flow through the building.

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