Physics Help: Calculating Electric Shock Voltage/Current

[Palmtree Panic]

Physics help, urgent!

Homework Statement

The damage caused by electric shock depends
on the current fowing through the body;
1 mA can be felt and 5 mA is painful. Above
15 mA, a person loses muscle control, and 70
mA can be fatal. A person with dry skin has a
resistance from one arm to the other of about
70000 ohms *. When skin is wet, the resistance
drops to about 5000 ohms .
a.)What is the minimum voltage placed across
the arms that would produce a current that
could be felt by a person with dry skin? An-
swer in units of V.
b.) Using the same electric potential as in Part 1,
what would be the current if the person had
wet skin? Answer in units of mA.

Homework Equations

I=V/R

The Attempt at a Solution

I got part a right. It's 70 V.
For b.) I did 5000/70. but it wasn't right. Can someone help?

 

[Doc Al]

upside down?

Compare what you did to the formula.

 

[malawi_glenn]

answer why you tried 5000 / 70 ?

what does "Part 1" refer to?

 

[Palmtree Panic]

whoops

I should have done 70/5000 because V=70 and R=5000.
I got .014 but it is still wrong.

Part 1 means part a.

 

[Doc Al]

Make sure you follow directions and give the answer in the correct units.

 

[Palmtree Panic]

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I got .014 mA. Can someone explain what I'm doing wrong?

 

[Doc Al]

Check your units. Volts/Ohms = Amps.

 

[TVP45]

WARNING!
I know this has nothing to do with the question, but the question is quite simply dangerously wrong. Wet or broken skin is closer to 1000 Ohms and a wound can be lower. No one should handle electricity based on the information in the question. Source: NIOSH

 

[victorlee2]

hey can u play explain to me how u got part a?

 

[Doc Al]

hey can u play explain to me how u got part a?

Use Ohm's law, the formula given in post #1.