2007-07-19 16:03:48 · 5 answers · asked by Adam M 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
It is the amps that kill people because you may have a high voltage but the resistance may be high, so using ohms law v=IR the current can be very small. So it is the current that you need to watch out for, You may have 110 V and may not very dangerous, if resistance is high enough, but you may have 50volts and able to endanger yourself if your resistance is low, ie wet hands.
2007-07-19 16:13:38 · answer #1 · answered by Gaz T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question is hard to answer, since you don't give a criteria for what is dangerous. You can tolerate an extremely high voltage if it is static electricity (no amps). I think things don't work so well for amps. Remember, DC power = volts x amps.
2007-07-19 23:11:01 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A jolt from a car's coil can have 100.000 volts behind it but only micro amps will flow through your body, you will not be electrocuted. A 220 volt power source can send enough amps through you to kill you. Amps are the killers.
2007-07-23 19:55:10 · answer #3 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the amount of volts is what would depend on how serious the damage was -- amps just measure how fast the current is moving.
2007-07-19 23:11:33 · answer #4 · answered by Stan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
volts and amps are different things. you need amps to have volts and you need volts to have amps.
2007-07-19 23:07:50 · answer #5 · answered by climberguy12 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋