A spherical cell acts as a perfect absorber for a particular nutrient. As soon as this nutrient diffuses to the cellular membrane, it is bound and transportec inside, dropping the nutrient concentration at the surface of the cell to zero. When 45-um-diameter cells are placed in a bath of fixed concentration such that they absorb 600 nutrient particles per second, how many particles per second would the cells absorb if they grew to be 2 times larger in diameter? ANSWER = molecules/s

A spherical cell acts as a perfect absorber for a particular nutrient. As soon as this nutrient diffuses to the cellular membrane, it is bound and transportec inside, dropping the nutrient concentration at the surface of the cell to zero. When 45-um-diameter cells are placed in a bath of fixed concentration such that they absorb 600 nutrient particles per second, how many particles per second would the cells absorb if they grew to be 2 times larger in diameter? ANSWER = molecules/s

University Physics Volume 2

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Chapter2: The Kinetic Theory Of Gases

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