The air can withstand an electric field of about 3.0 x 106 V/m before electrons will be split from molecules of air, creating an electrical discharge. If you place your fingertip 1.0 millimeter away from a doorknob, and a static discharge of .55 mA lasting for .010 seconds occurs, what is the capacitance of your fingertip one mm away from a doorknob?

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The air can withstand an electric field of about 3.0 x 106 V/m before electrons will be split from molecules of air, creating an electrical discharge. If you place your fingertip 1.0 millimeter away from a doorknob, and a static discharge of .55 mA lasting for .010 seconds occurs, what is the capacitance of your fingertip one mm away from a doorknob?

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Electric field strength of air (E)= 3×106 Vmdistance of finger from door knob (d)= 1 mm = 0.001 m Current (i) = 0.55 mA= 0.00055 ATime (t) = 0.010 seconds 

 

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