A heart defibrillator being used on a patient has an RC time constant of 11.0 ms due to the resistance of the patient and the capacitance of the defibrillator. If the defibrillator has an 8.25 µF capacitance, what is the resistance of the path through the patient? resistance: If the initial voltage is 12.0 kV, how long does it take to decline to 843 V?

A heart defibrillator being used on a patient has an RC time constant of 11.0 ms due to the resistance of the patient and the capacitance of the defibrillator. If the defibrillator has an 8.25 µF capacitance, what is the resistance of the path through the patient? resistance: If the initial voltage is 12.0 kV, how long does it take to decline to 843 V?

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Chapter10: Direct-current Circuits

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Problem 55P: An ECG monitor must have an KC time constant lessthan 1.00102s to be able to measure variations...

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