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Physics-ch-26/exercise 30
Physics for Scientists and Engineers (9th Edition)
Chapter-26
Table of Content
Question 30
Q30: The immediate cause of many deaths is ventricular fibrillation, which is an uncoordinated quivering of the heart. An electric shock to the chest can cause momentary paralysis of the heart muscle, after which the heart sometimes resumes its proper beating. One type of defibrillator (chapter-opening photo, page 777) applies a strong electric shock to the chest over a time interval of a few milliseconds. This device contains acapacitor of several microfarads, charged to several thousand volts. Electrodes called paddles are held against the chest on both sides of the heart, and the capacitor is discharged through the patient’s chest. Assume an energy of
J is to be delivered from a
capacitor. To what potential difference must it be charged?
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