|(II) Estimate the time needed for a glycine molecule (see Table 13–4) to diffuse a distance of 25 µm in water at 20°C if its concentration varies over that distance from 1.00 mol/m³ to 0.50 mol/m³? Compare this “speed" to its rms (thermal) speed. The molecular mass of glycine is about 75 u.

|(II) Estimate the time needed for a glycine molecule (see Table 13–4) to diffuse a distance of 25 µm in water at 20°C if its concentration varies over that distance from 1.00 mol/m³ to 0.50 mol/m³? Compare this “speed" to its rms (thermal) speed. The molecular mass of glycine is about 75 u.

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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