A newborn baby’s brain grows rapidly. In fact,it has been found to increase in mass by about 1.6 mg per minute.(a) How much does the brain’s weight increase in one day? (b) Howmuch time does it take for the brain’s weight to increase by 0.15 N?

A newborn baby’s brain grows rapidly. In fact,it has been found to increase in mass by about 1.6 mg per minute.(a) How much does the brain’s weight increase in one day? (b) Howmuch time does it take for the brain’s weight to increase by 0.15 N?

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A newborn baby’s brain grows rapidly. In fact,
it has been found to increase in mass by about 1.6 mg per minute.
(a) How much does the brain’s weight increase in one day? (b) How
much time does it take for the brain’s weight to increase by 0.15 N?

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