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How much current moves through your fingers (resistance: 1200 ohms) if you touch them to the terminals of a 6-volt battery?
To Calculate: The amount of current that moves through the fingers.
Answer to Problem 36A
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Resistance,
Voltage,
Formula Used:
Current can be calculated using Ohm’s law:
Here, V is the voltage and R is the resistance.
Calculations:
Substitute the values and solve:
Conclusion:
Thus, the amount of current that moves through the fingers is
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