Essential University Physics
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Author: Wolfson, Richard
Publisher: Pearson Education,
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Chapter 1, Problem 72PP
The human body contains about 1014 cells, and the diameter of a typical cell is about 10 μm Like all ordinary matter, cells are made of atoms; a typical atomic diameter is 0.1 nm.
The mass of a cell is about
- a. 10−10 kg.
- b. 10−12 kg.
- c. 10−14 kg.
- d. 10−16 kg.
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