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ISBN: 9780135272947

Author: Wolfson

Publisher: VST

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These are generally defined as the terms which precede or describes the dimensions further. These are also further divided into two parts namely fundamental units and the derived units.

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Chapter 1, Problem 71PP

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 volume of a cell is about

a. 10⁻¹⁰m³.
b. 10⁻¹⁵ m³.
c. 10⁻²⁰m³.
d. 10⁻³⁰ m³.

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