If you accidentally grabbed the prongs of a partially plugged-in 120-V electrical plug on a day when your skin resistance was 130,000 ohms, how much current would pass through your body?

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If you accidentally grabbed the prongs of a partially plugged-in 120-V electrical plug on a day when your skin resistance was 130,000 ohms, how much current would pass through your body?

 

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