<p>Does a solar flare and/or accompanying coronal mass ejection have a net electrical charge?  If so, positive or negative?  And how much might that charge affect the Earth’s total net electrical potential?</p>

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No, nothing that lasts for any appreciable amount of time (i.e., electrons are very fast and neutralize charge imbalances very quickly).
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# Solar flare charge?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-12-30)

Does a solar flare and/or accompanying coronal mass ejection have a net electrical charge? If so, positive or negative? And how much might that charge affect the Earth’s total net electrical potential?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Related: https://physics.stackexchange.com/q/257418/123208  
> **username_2**: No, nothing that lasts for any appreciable amount of time (i.e., electrons are very fast and neutralize charge imbalances very quickly).  

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