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(II) For a 120-V rms 60-Hz voltage, an rms current of 70 mApassing through the human body for 1.0 s could be lethal.What must be the impedance of the body for this to occur?

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(II) For a 120-V rms 60-Hz voltage, an rms current of 70 mA
passing through the human body for 1.0 s could be lethal.
What must be the impedance of the body for this to occur?

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