
Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics, & Kinetics
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.10NP
A muscle fiber contracts by 3.5 cm and in doing so lifts a weight. Calculate the work performed by the fiber. Assume the muscle fiber obeys Hooke’s law
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