A human being can be electrocuted if a current as small as 50 mA passes near the heart.  An electrician working with sweaty hands makes good contact with the two conductors he is holding, one in each hand.  If his resistance is 2,000 Ω, what might the fatal voltage be?

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A human being can be electrocuted if a current as small as 50 mA passes near the heart.  An electrician working with sweaty hands makes good contact with the two conductors he is holding, one in each hand.  If his resistance is 2,000 Ω, what might the fatal voltage be?   Use Voltage=Current * Resistance.

 
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