The relatively high resistivity of dry skin, about(1 times 10^{6} Omega cdot mathrm{m}), can safely limit the

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The relatively high resistivity of dry skin, about\(1 \times 10^{6} \Omega \cdot \mathrm{m}\), can safely limit the flow of current into deeper tissues of the body. Suppose an electrical worker places his palm on an instrument whose metal case is accidentally connected to a high voltage. The skin of the palm is about \(1.5 \mathrm{~mm}\) thick. Estimate the area of skin on the worker's palm that would contact a flat panel, then calculate the approximate resistance of the skin of the palm.

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

ISBN: 9780321907240

3rd Edition

Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field

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