A Cardiac Defibrillator Can Be Used to Help an Erratic $\times$

question 35

Multiple Choice

A cardiac defibrillator can be used to help an erratic heartbeat in a regular fashion.A defibrillator contains a capacitor charged to a voltage of 6000 V with an energy storage of 200 J.Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor.

• A)6.67 \(\times\) 10^-2 F
• B)1.11 \(\times\) 10^-5 F
• C)5.56 \(\times\) 10^-6 F
• D)2.22 \(\times\) 10^-5 F
• E)13.3 F

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