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The voltage across a membrane forming a cell wall is 84 mV and the membrane is 7.5 nm thick. What is the electric field strength in the cell wall, in volts per meter?

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The voltage across a membrane forming a cell wall is 84 mV and the membrane is 7.5 nm thick.

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