Bovine serum albumin (BSA) molecules have a diffusion coefficient of 1.22 × 10–11 m2/s in the cytoplasm of a mammalian cell. How long will it take for a large number of BSA molecules to travel a root mean square distance of 15 µm through a mammalian cell?
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Step 1: Calculate the time it takes for BSA molecules to travel a root mean square distance of 15 µm using the formula: time = (root mean square distance)^2 / (2 * diffusion coefficient) Show more…
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