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With each beat, the human heart generates a electromagnetic field, and the potential difference (voltage) oscillates
over the course of each beat cycle. So, like an antenna, the human heart generates an electromagnetic wave.
An electrocardiogram (EKG) is a medical diagnostic tool that
measures the voltage (difference) between electrodes that are
attached to different parts of your body, producing a chart that
(hopefully) looks like the rhythmic pulses shown in figure.
An EKG reveals that your heart is beating 72 times a minute, and
that each beat generates a maximum potential difference, Vmax =
3.5-mV, across the 0.35-m width of your chest cavity.
Use &o = 8.854 x 10-12 Nm²/C², Ho = 4 x 10-7 Tm/A, and c = 2.998 x 108 m/s.
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Transcribed Image Text:With each beat, the human heart generates a electromagnetic field, and the potential difference (voltage) oscillates over the course of each beat cycle. So, like an antenna, the human heart generates an electromagnetic wave. An electrocardiogram (EKG) is a medical diagnostic tool that measures the voltage (difference) between electrodes that are attached to different parts of your body, producing a chart that (hopefully) looks like the rhythmic pulses shown in figure. An EKG reveals that your heart is beating 72 times a minute, and that each beat generates a maximum potential difference, Vmax = 3.5-mV, across the 0.35-m width of your chest cavity. Use &o = 8.854 x 10-12 Nm²/C², Ho = 4 x 10-7 Tm/A, and c = 2.998 x 108 m/s.
Determine the following for the EM wave generated during each beat cycle of your heart.
(a) Find the frequency and period of each heart beat.
Hz
f =
T =
S
(b) Find the wavelength of the EM wave produced by your beating heart.
λ =
PopUp: Period and Frequency
m
(c) What is the peak strength of the electric field between the two electrodes?
Emax =
]mV/m
Erms
Brms =
(d) Determine the maximum strength of the corresponding magnetic field.
Bmax =
T
(e) Calculate the rms average values of the electric and magnetic field strengths.
mV/m
T
PopUp: RMS Averages
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Transcribed Image Text:Determine the following for the EM wave generated during each beat cycle of your heart. (a) Find the frequency and period of each heart beat. Hz f = T = S (b) Find the wavelength of the EM wave produced by your beating heart. λ = PopUp: Period and Frequency m (c) What is the peak strength of the electric field between the two electrodes? Emax = ]mV/m Erms Brms = (d) Determine the maximum strength of the corresponding magnetic field. Bmax = T (e) Calculate the rms average values of the electric and magnetic field strengths. mV/m T PopUp: RMS Averages
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