University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
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Chapter 26, Problem 26.86PP
Assume that a typical open ion channel spanning an axon’s membrane has a resistance of 1 × 1011 Ω. We can model this ion channel, with its pore, as a 12-nm-long cylinder of radius 0.3 nm. What is the resistivity of the fluid in the pore? (a) 10 Ω · m; (b) 6 Ω · m; (c) 2 Ω · m; (d) 1 Ω · m.
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