will a person suffer a less severe shock from a 110 v than from a 220v source?

Answer 1

Actually, the shock from 110V can be worse than that from 220V.
The reason is that most domestic wiring circuits need to power simliar appliances, irrespective of whether the country uses 110V or 220V. If the maximum power that can be drawn from a domestic power point is (say) 3300 watts then a 220v system will draw 15 Amps while a 110V one will draw 30 Amps. For this reason, 110V systems have heavier wiring and carry higher amperages than 220V ones. And as other answerers have pointed out, it's the amperage that kills you!

Answer 2

None of these answers are adequate.
The answer is, 220v is worse.
The reason is, when the body is the resistor , it can never draw enough amperage to max out EITHER 220v OR 110v, the body s resistance is too high.
If you are soaking wet(worst case scenerio), the bodies resistance is 1 kOhm. This means at 110v, there is a potential of 110 milliamps. 11 time enough to kill you, if you are very unlucky and it passes through the heart.
At 220v, there is a potential of 220 milliamps, 22 times enough to kill you, that makes it much worse. Any European wiring could carry such minuscule current, so the current is more than adequate here, so the voltage is the important variable to consider.

Answer 3

Well, i would like to blame TV. But TV isnt watching it themselves. And the rating system works to a T. They know what people like to watch and what they don't. And its pretty accurate. I will say some shows they never thought would be a big deal but sometimes styles and opinions change so much that a new show will take off. I doubt will and grace would have made it the same time of family ties. Now i blame a lot on the households themselves. Why aren't parents teaching their children not to believe everything on TV. And whats important. They need to be more involved in their childs life. Sex talks should happen much earlier. You shouldnt be just having a talk about sex at 8 th grade. Thats a little too late. Thats about the time when males hear everything and think they can try what they see on tv or hear and women think all guys are like what they see in the movies. People should be having at talk about violence and things like that. Not stealing, showing respect, treat others well, being yourself, how are grades doing, what kind friends do you have. I mean you can ask these questions over years of time. But get to know your child. Children can hide things well. But there is no reason you should ignore signs. Don't jump to conclusions and settle on being their friends and not pissing them off. Too many parents are trying to be their friends. And to your point. I learned from TV just don't have sex with anybody, don't leave your door unlocked, don't put yourself in the perdicument where the cops or a jury will judge you, it may not be a fair judgement. People need to look a little further and dig deeper. I admit TV makes relationships seem like "i love you, you love me, let have sex, yes, sure, we have kids, everything is great" but there are other things that are totally true. Guess they must have missed all the hollywood true stories about celebrities or the cold case files.

Answer 4

Not necessarily. You see it is the amps that cause trauma to a person. We humans have a very low tolerance to amperage. As little as 1 amp maybe cause some type of reaction and a couple amps maybe harmful.


Electric shock, effect of the passage of a current of electricity through the body. Fatality may result from shocks of from 1 to 2 amperes and 500 to 1,000 volts. However, the effect of electric shock on the body depends not only on the strength of the current, but on such factors as wetness of the skin, area of contact, duration of contact, constitution of the victim, and whether or not the victim is well grounded. The general range of disturbances include a mild tingling (usually produced by common static electricity), spasm of the muscles, loss of consciousness, and sometimes death. In addition, burns occur where the current enters and leaves the body. A lethal dose of electricity may paralyze the respiratory organs and damage the central nervous system; the immediate cause of death, however, is usually an interruption of heart action. trauma therapy is the use of electric shock to treat certain mental illnesses.
http://www.answers.com/topic/electric-shock?cat=technology

Answer 5

Yes. True, it is the amps that kill, but remember Ohm's law. current I = V/R where R is the resistance of the current path. The threshold for some risk of heart fibrillations is only 0.01 amps, so *any* household circuit can maintain sufficient current to kill if R is low enough (like if you're wet). It's just more likely to be so at V = 220V. A high risk of fatallity results for only about 0.1 amp if it's sustained.

Answer 6

Yes, but 110 Volts is enough to kill you. A higher voltage is more dangerous, but 110 volts is more than enough to be very dangerous. If the conditions are right, you can get a very nasty shock from 110 volts. A shock is not the real problem. The problem is that you can get burned, crippled, or even killed with 110 volts.

Answer 7

they will recieve less voltage.
but if you are asking about if they will recieve less damage then we would need to know the amperage. The amount of Amps inside the current affects how much damage someone recieves, which is why someone sticking a fork in a 12v socket is more dangerous than being shocked by a tazer or stun gun.

Answer 8

When 110 volts itself is fatal, what matters whether it is 240 or 440.

Answer 9

no...220 is two 110 legs out of phase,you get the same shock...it's the current that kills...

Answer 10

Yes, it will be less severe. However, even 110 can kill you. Once you are dead, it doesn't matter how much more there is. Dead is dead.