http://defibrillatorsolutions.com/aed-blog/2009/08/a-defibrillator-passes-18a-of-current-through-the-torso-of-a-person-in-2-0ms-a-how-much-charge-moves-during/ Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Blog - Training, Success Stories and more... Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:41:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://defibrillatorsolutions.com/aed-blog/2009/08/a-defibrillator-passes-18a-of-current-through-the-torso-of-a-person-in-2-0ms-a-how-much-charge-moves-during/comment-page-1/#comment-2548 gp4rts Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:27:16 +0000 http://defibrillatorsolutions.com/aed-blog/2009/08/a-defibrillator-passes-18a-of-current-through-the-torso-of-a-person-in-2-0ms-a-how-much-charge-moves-during/#comment-2548 18A = 18 coul/sec. The time is 2*10^-3 sec, so the total charge is A*t = 18*2*10^-3 coul = 3.6*10^-2 coul Each electron carries a charge of 1.6*10^-19 coul, so the number of electrons is 3.6*10^-2 / 1.6*10^-19 = 2.25*10^17 18A = 18 coul/sec. The time is 2*10^-3 sec, so the total charge is A*t = 18*2*10^-3 coul = 3.6*10^-2 coul
Each electron carries a charge of 1.6*10^-19 coul, so the number of electrons is 3.6*10^-2 / 1.6*10^-19 = 2.25*10^17

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