An ion channel in a cell membrane carries 2.4 pA when its open, which is only 20%
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An ion channel in a cell membrane carries 2.4 pA when it’s open, which is only 20% of the time.
(a) What’s the average current in the channel?
(b) If the channel opens for 1.0 ms, how many singly ionized ions pass through in this time?
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