what is the upper and lower boundary of the resitivity of human skin?
How many volts of electricity is the maximum that the body of a person can withstand before dying?
2007-03-31 22:56:29 · 1 answers · asked by ghostrider.com 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
"...resistivity of human skin varies from just under a 1,000 ohms to several 100,000 ohms depending primarily on skin moisture.
If a current greater than 0.02 amperes (only 20 milliamperes) flows through your body, you are in serious jeopardy because you may not be able to let go of the current carrying wire. This small amount of current can be forced through sweaty hands with a voltage as low as 20 volts, and the higher the voltage the higher the probability that current will flow. High voltage
shock (>400 V),"
That should help.
2007-04-01 04:36:55 · answer #1 · answered by Edward 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋