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A spark from a metal door-knob, or from another person, or from a toy Van de Graf
generator ... a high-voltage, low-current discharge ... can cause a startling surprise,
but little lasting harm.
An appreciable current passing through parts of the body, however, can burn flesh,
cause drastic and involuntary nerve and muscle responses, and disrupt the orderly
and normal operation of the heart.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoDue to static electricity built up in your body that does not release until it has a conductive point to release into, similiar to a capacitor.
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∙ 14y agoStatic electricity, including lightning, or contact with electrical short-circuits.
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∙ 14y agoSomething that would cause someone to get into electric shock is getting struck by lightning! Also touching a power socket and getting shocked!
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Why do you get an electric shock by touching a bare wire?
electric shock is a physiological symptom caused by an electric current flowing though the body. the current causes heating and, at higher levels, burns, and eventually death. The bare wire has an electric potential of some substantial voltage above ground. This potential causes a current to flow through your body to ground. if some other part of your body is not connected to ground, no current will flow. The current causes burning in your blood stream, your nervous system, and in you tissue. the current that flows through your body needs to be above about 10mA for you to perceive it as a shock. The voltage required to produce this current, by ohms law, depends upon the resistance between the point of contact and ground.
High voltage by itself does not produce electric shock What does?
The amount of current passing through your body and the path of the current.
What causes electric shock.voltage or current?
Due to current.... .....but without voltage, you will not have current.... Ohms law states Voltage = resistance * current. To state "current causes shocks", implying it has nothing to do with voltage (or vice versa) is simplicitic and inaccurate.
Can the current supplied by a dry cell give an electric shock?
no. if the cell is dry, the electric capacity also becomes dry and this does not affect the conductor.
What determines how severe an electric shock will be?
Voltage of the source and your body's resistance
Who is resposible voltage or current for electric shock?
It is impossible to separate the two. The voltage determines the magnitude of the current, and the current causes the damage. So, they are both responsible for electric shock.
Which parameter causes death due to electric shock either the voltage or the current?
This is usually specified in terms of the current. But the current is caused by a voltage.
Why do you get an electric shock by touching a bare wire?
electric shock is a physiological symptom caused by an electric current flowing though the body. the current causes heating and, at higher levels, burns, and eventually death. The bare wire has an electric potential of some substantial voltage above ground. This potential causes a current to flow through your body to ground. if some other part of your body is not connected to ground, no current will flow. The current causes burning in your blood stream, your nervous system, and in you tissue. the current that flows through your body needs to be above about 10mA for you to perceive it as a shock. The voltage required to produce this current, by ohms law, depends upon the resistance between the point of contact and ground.
What causes Electric shock injuries?
Electric shock injuries are caused by lightning or electric current from a mechanical source passing through the body
High voltage by itself does not produce electric shock What does?
The amount of current passing through your body and the path of the current.
How does electricity shock?
Electric shock occurs when a human body has a contact to the source of voltage that is high enough to cause sufficient current to hair or muscle.
What causes electric shock.voltage or current?
Due to current.... .....but without voltage, you will not have current.... Ohms law states Voltage = resistance * current. To state "current causes shocks", implying it has nothing to do with voltage (or vice versa) is simplicitic and inaccurate.
What is an electricity shock and what happens?
An electric shock happens when an electric current flows through the body. It causes muscular spasm and associated pain. The severity of the shock depends on how much current there is. Currents above about 35 mA can be fatal if they reach the most sensitive muscles like the heart.
Can the current supplied by a dry cell give an electric shock?
no. if the cell is dry, the electric capacity also becomes dry and this does not affect the conductor.
Why you get electric shock when current flows opposite direction in a conductor?
When current flows in a conductor you do not get an electric shock provided you do not touch the conductor.
What is the minimum electric shock that you acquire from domestic power supply?
There is no such thing as a minimum shock. A shock is caused by a current passing through your body to ground. Depending on where the current flows it will have different effects on your body and what you perceive. You can feel millivolts of voltage depending on how they are applied to your body.
What is the effect if there is a sudden flow of electric current?
electric shock
