Physics (5th Edition)
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Author: James S. Walker
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Chapter 19, Problem 84GP
Predict/Calculate BIO Cell Membranes The cell membrane in a nerve cell has a thickness of 0.12 μm. (a) Approximating the cell membrane as a parallel-plate capacitor with a surface charge density of 5.9 × 10−6C/m2, find the electric field within the membrane. (b) If the thickness of the membrane were doubled, would your answer to part (a) increase, decrease, or stay the same? Explain.
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