Section: Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems

Question 35 of 60

35) An automatic external defibrillator (AED) is simply a series of capacitors used to store a very large charge, which is then discharged through the patient’s chest in a short time. If the capacitor in an AED is fully charged and the AED is no longer connected to the power source, what will happen to the  energy stored in the AED if the dielectric (? = 1.5) is removed?