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An electric eel delivers a current of 0.65 A to a small pencil-thin prey 15 cm long.
A) If the eel's "bio-battery" was charged to 500 V , and it was constant for 20 ms before dropping to zero, estimate the resistance of the fish.
Express your answer using two significant figures.
B) Estimate the energy delivered to the fish.
Express your answer using two significant figures.
C) Estimate the average electric field (magnitude) in the fish's flesh.
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Resistance of wire is R = V /I
= 500 V / 0.65A
= 769.23 ?
Power P = VI
Then the energy E = P*time
= VIt
= 500V*0.65A*20x10-3 s
= 6.5 J
Average electric field is ?E = V / L
= 500V / 0.15 m
= 3333.33 N/C
= 3.0 kN/C