Calculate approximately the total translational kinetic energy of all the molecules in E. coli bacterium of mass 2.0 x 10-15kg at 37°C. Assume 70 percent of the cell, by weight, is water (molecular mass of 18.01528g/mol), and the other molecules have an average molec- ular mass on the order of 10°u.

Calculate approximately the total translational kinetic energy of all the molecules in E. coli bacterium of mass 2.0 x 10-15kg at 37°C. Assume 70 percent of the cell, by weight, is water (molecular mass of 18.01528g/mol), and the other molecules have an average molec- ular mass on the order of 10°u.

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