Would it be correct to say Voltage of a circuit increases the ease of getting shocked and amperage increases the amount of electricity that would flow through you?
2007-07-04 04:31:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Yes, that is pretty accurate.
ohms law- E= IR
So if R= your resistance, which stays pretty constant, (unless your in water, etc.) The More Volts you come in contact with the more current that will pass through you. It's the current that will do the damage.
2007-07-04 04:41:20 · answer #1 · answered by grinslinger 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the body's resistance is more or less fixed and so higher the voltage, more the current that is passing through the body and more the damage. For very high frequency AC voltage like what is produced by Tesla Coil, this doesn't apply since the current passes compleely on the surface of the skin without damaging the internal organs and nerves.
2007-07-04 04:48:32 · answer #2 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Voltage and current are not independent but are proportional. V=IR (voltage = current x resistance), so increasing the voltage increases the amount of current flowing and increases the pain level/danger.
2007-07-04 04:46:21 · answer #3 · answered by mechnginear 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋