Physics, Books a la Carte Edition (5th Edition)
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Author: James S. Walker
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Chapter 19, Problem 89GP
BIO Nerve Impulses When a nerve impulse propagates along a nerve cell, the electric field within the cell membrane changes from 7.0 × 105 N/C in one direction to 3.0 × 105 N/C in the other direction. Approximating the cell membrane as a parallel-plate capacitor, find the magnitude of the change in charge density on the walls of the cell membrane.
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