A protein forms crystals of the orthorhombic type with unit-cell dimensions of 13.0 × 7.48 × 3.09 nm. If the density of the crystal is 1.315 g cm-3 and there are six protein molecules per unit cell, what is the molar mass of the protein?

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A protein forms crystals of the orthorhombic type with unit-cell dimensions of 13.0 × 7.48 × 3.09 nm. If the density of the crystal is 1.315 g cm-3 and there are six protein molecules per unit cell, what is the molar mass of the protein?

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