A defibrillator containing a 13.2 μF capacitor is used to shock the heart of a patient by holding it to the patient's chest. Just prior to discharging, the capacitor has a voltage of 16.5 kV across its plates. How much energy is released into the patient?
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A defibrillator containing a 13.2 μF capacitor is used to shock the heart of a patient by holding it to the patient's chest. Just prior to discharging, the capacitor has a voltage of 16.5 kV across its plates. How much energy is released into the patient?
Given data
- The capacitance is given as .
- The voltage is given as V = 16.5 kV.
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