Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321993724
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 68PP
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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