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What device is used to protect building from lightning?


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Crescograph

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Anemometer

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Lightning Conductor

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Barometer

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Solution

The correct option is C

Lightning Conductor


A lightning conductor is a metallic rod or an object mounted on top of an elevated structure, such as a building, a ship, or even a tree, electrically bonded using a wire or electrical conductor to interface with the ground or "earth" engineered to protect the structure in the event of lightning strike.


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