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In open heart surgery a much smaller amount of energy will defibrillate the heart. (a)What voltage...

In open heart surgery a much smaller amount of energy will defibrillate the heart.

(a)What voltage (in kV) is applied to the 8.00 µF capacitor of a heart defibrillator that stores 55.0 J of energy?

__ kV

(b) Find the amount (in mC) of stored charge.

__mC

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(a)

the energy stored in the capacitor is

the potential difference on the capacitor is

(b)

the charge stored on the capacitor is

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