Question

A defibrillator passes 14.0 A of current through the torso of a person for 0.0300 s. How much charge moves in coulombs?

Answer 1

The electric intensity concept defines that this is equivalent to the amount of load transported during a certain time. Under this same relationship it is possible to clear and obtain the load, which would be given as,

`\Delta Q = I\Delta t`

Here,

I = Current passing

`\Delta t =` Time taken to pass current

Replacing with our values we have that,

`\Delta Q = (14)(0.03)`

`\Delta Q = 0.42C`

Therefore the total charge move will be 0.42C