Question

A clothes dryer has a three-prong plug and runs on a 220-V outlet. The metal casing of the dryer has an effective resistance of 55 Ω. The body of the person touching the dryer has an effective resistance of 2400 Ω, and the person's feet are touching ground. A copper rod of resistance 0.20 Ω has one end connected to the metal casing and the other end connected to ground. A wire comes loose and contacts the metal casing. How much current passes through the person's body?

Answer 1