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It's possible to estimate the percentage of fat in the body bymeasuring the resistance of the upper leg rather than the upperarm; the calculation is similar. A person's leg meas-ures 40cmbetween the knee and the hip, with an average leg diameter(ignoring bone and other poorly conducting tissue) of 12cm . Apotential difference of 0.79V causes a current of 1.6mA .

What are the fractions of muscle and fat in the leg?

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The resistance between the conductors will provide a measure of body fat between a pair of electrodes since the resistance to electricity varies between adipose    See Answer
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