A cell has a 7.0-nm-thick membrane with a total membrane area of 6.0 x 10 -9 m

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A cell has a 7.0-nm-thick membrane with a total membrane area of 6.0 x 10-9 m2

a. We can model the cell as a capacitor, as we have seen. What is the magnitude of the charge on each "plate" when the membrane is at its resting potential of -70 mV? 

b. How many sodium ions does this charge correspond to?

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

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Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field

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