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Why is it safer to be inside a car than standing under a tree during lightening?

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Electric field inside the conductor is always zero i.e a conductor acts as a shield for the objects placed inside it and prevents it from the effect of external electric field. That's why it is safer to be inside the car as the metal surface of the car acts as a shield for the person and so prevents the person fron lightening.

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