There is a spherical neuronal soma with a radius of 35 µm and a resting membrane potential of -60 mV with 7.8 x 107 negatively charged monovalent ions on the inside of the neuronal membrane compared to the outside of the membrane. Please calculate (1) the charge, (2) surface area, (3) membrane capacitance. (1 Coulomb = 6.24 x 10¹⁹ ions.)

There is a spherical neuronal soma with a radius of 35 µm and a resting membrane potential of -60 mV with 7.8 x 107 negatively charged monovalent ions on the inside of the neuronal membrane compared to the outside of the membrane. Please calculate (1) the charge, (2) surface area, (3) membrane capacitance. (1 Coulomb = 6.24 x 10¹⁹ ions.)

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter20: Electric Potential And Capacitance

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