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5 May, 02:34

Suppose your hair grows at the rate of 1/55 inch per day. Find the rate at which it grows in nanometers per second. Because the distance between atoms in a molecule is on the order of 0.1 nm, your answer suggests how rapidly atoms are assembled in this protein synthesis.

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  1. 5 May, 03:00
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    Answer:5.35nm

    Explanation:

    Consider that 1 inch is = 0.0254m

    we have,

    1m = 1x10^9 nm

    While:

    0.0254m = 2.54x10^7nm

    1/55 (2.54x10^7) = 4.6181 x 10^5nm

    1 day = 24 hrs

    = (24x60) when calculating in min

    = (24x60x60) calculating in seconds we have:

    = 8.64x10⁴sec

    In 8.64x10^4 seconds, the hair grows by 4.6181 x 10^5nm

    Therefore, the amount by which the hair grows in 1 second will be;

    = (4.6181 x 10^5) / (8.64x10^4)

    = 5.35nm

    The rate of growth will be 5.35nm
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