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It is easy to produce a potential difference of several
Chapter 23, Problem 9DQ(choose chapter or problem)
It is easy to produce a potential difference of several thousand volts between your body and the floor by scuffing your shoes across a nylon carpet. When you touch a metal doorknob, you get a mild shock. Yet contact with a power line of comparable voltage would probably be fatal. Why is there a difference?
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QUESTION:
It is easy to produce a potential difference of several thousand volts between your body and the floor by scuffing your shoes across a nylon carpet. When you touch a metal doorknob, you get a mild shock. Yet contact with a power line of comparable voltage would probably be fatal. Why is there a difference?
ANSWER:Solution 9DQ Step 1: Introduction : In this question, we need to explain why is there difference in the effect of voltage produced by body and floor friction and power line voltage