Solution for problem 22CQ Chapter 20
An electrified needle is used to burn off warts, with the
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Problem 22CQ
Problem 22CQ
An electrified needle is used to burn off warts, with the circuit being completed by having the patient sit on a large butt plate. Why is this plate large?
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When the high frequency alternate current is passed through the person and reaches to the bottom, the large butt plate helps to scatter down the current in many directions. This nullifies the sensitivity due to the current at any particulate part of the butt.
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