64. A heart pacemaker fires 72 times a minute, each time a 25.0-nF capacitor is charged (by a battery in series with a resistor) to 0.632 of its full voltage. What is the value of the resistance

=33 .3×10^6Ω

=33.3M Ω

Explanation:

We were told to calculate the Resistance value,

Given the heart pacemaker fires as 72 times a minute, which is the time constant

Then we can convert the pacemaker fires of 72 times a minute to seconds for unit consistency.

1 minutes= 60secs

Then ,Time constant τ=60secs/72=0.8333 seconds

Time constant τ can be calculated using the formula below

τ= RC

Where R= resistance

C = capacitance

Then making RESISTANCE subject of formula we have

R=τ/C

But Capacitance=25.0-nF = 25×10^25F

Substitute the values we have

R=0.833/25×10^25

=33 .3×10^6 Ω

But can still be converted to M Ω= 33.3M Ω

Therefore, the resistance is 33 .3×10^6 Ω or 33.3M Ω

NOTE: 1M= 10^6

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