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Chapter 1, Problem 1.21P
Use Figure 1.10 to estimate in powers of 10
(a) how many times larger the diameter of a human hair is thana 10nm gold nanoparticle.
(b) how many times larger a red blood cell is than a glucosemolecule.
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