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nasty-shy
2 days ago
6

The relatively high resistivity of dry skin, about 1×106Ω⋅m, can safely limit the flow of current into deeper tissues of the bod

y. Suppose an electrical worker places his palm on an instrument whose metal case is accidently connected to a high voltage. The skin of the palm is about 1.5 mm thick.
Physics
1 answer:
ValentinkaMS [3.3K]2 days ago
3 0

Answer:

The resistance of the skin is 98 kΩ

Explanation:

Given:

Resistivity \rho = 1 \times 10^{6} Ωm

Thickness t = 1.5 \times 10^{-3} m

Resistivity of the skin:

  R = \frac{\rho t}{A}

With assumed radius for the worker's palm,

r = 7 \times 10^{-2} m

Area of the worker's palm,

 A = \pi r^{2}

 A = 3.14 \times 49 \times 10^{-4}

 A = 1.53 \times 10^{-2} m^{2}

Thus the resistance of palm is,

R = \frac{10^{6} \times 1.5 \times 10^{-3} }{1.53 \times 10^{-2} }

R = 98 \times 10^{3} Ω

Consequently, the resistance of the skin is 98 kΩ

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