Essential University Physics

4th Edition

ISBN: 9780134988559

Author: Wolfson, Richard

Publisher: Pearson Education,

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Units and Dimensions

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 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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