Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 24, Problem 34E
You touch a defective appliance while standing on the ground, and you feel the tingle of a 2.5-mA current. What’s your resistance, assuming you’re touching the “hot” side of the 120-V household wiring?
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