A heart defibrillator being used on a pation has an RC time constant of 15 ms due to the resistance of the patient and the capacitance of the defibrillator. If the defibrillator has a 9.5 uF capacitance, what is the resistance of the path through the patient? 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 pation has an RC time constant of 15 ms due to the resistance of the patient and the capacitance of the defibrillator. If the defibrillator has a 9.5 uF capacitance, what is the resistance of the path through the patient? If the initial voltage is 12.0 kV, how long does it take to decline to 843 V?

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Author:Katz, Debora M.

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Chapter29: Direct Current (dc) Circuits

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