Suppose that a person’s body resistance is 950Ω (moist skin).(a) What current passes through the body when the personaccidentally is connected to 120 V? (b) If there is an alternative path to ground whose resistance is 25Ω , what then isthe current through the body? (c) If the voltage source canproduce at most 1.5 A, how much current passes through theperson in case (b)?

Suppose that a person’s body resistance is 950Ω (moist skin).(a) What current passes through the body when the personaccidentally is connected to 120 V? (b) If there is an alternative path to ground whose resistance is 25Ω , what then isthe current through the body? (c) If the voltage source canproduce at most 1.5 A, how much current passes through theperson in case (b)?

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