The voltage across a membrane forming a cell wall is 80mV and the membrane is 9nm thick. What is the electric field strength E?
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Since 1 mV = 0.001 V, we have: \[ 80 \, \text{mV} = 80 \times 0.001 \, \text{V} = 0.08 \, \text{V} \] Show more…
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