19. Membrane walls of living cells have surprisingly large electric fields acrossthem due to separation of ions. (Membranes are discussed in some detailin Nerve Conduction-Electrocardiograms.) What is the voltage across an8.00 nm-thick membrane if the electric field strength across it is 5.50MV/m? You may assume a uniform electric field.

thickness d= 8.0nm = 8.0*10-9 m Electric field E= 5.50 MV/m = 5.50*106 V/m

ne walls of living cells have surprisingly large electric fields across them due to separation of ions. (Membranes are discussed in some detail n Nerve Conduction-Electrocardiograms.) What is the voltage across an 3.00 nm-thick membrane if the electric field strength across it is 5.50 1V/m? You may assume a uniform electric field.

ne walls of living cells have surprisingly large electric fields across them due to separation of ions. (Membranes are discussed in some detail n Nerve Conduction-Electrocardiograms.) What is the voltage across an 3.00 nm-thick membrane if the electric field strength across it is 5.50 1V/m? You may assume a uniform electric field.

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