Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 18, Problem 59GP
(a) Estimate the rms speed of an amino acid, whose molecular mass is 89u, in a living cell at 37°C (b) What would be the rms speed of a protein of molecular mass 85,000 u at 37ºC?
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