Which of the following statements provides the most accurate description of the principle of a lightning rod?
A. It stores the electricity carried by the discharge.
B. It intercepts the lightning and safely carries the current around the object it protects.
C. It acts to discharge the thunderstorm.
D. The positive charge induced in it repels the negative charge in an approaching stepped leader.
Answer: B
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