document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1036172>Question 1036172</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In Bio 111 you learned that human hair can vary in diameter, but one estimate of the average diameter is 50 microns, how many 10-nanometer particles could be stacked across the diameter of a human hair? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "50 microns = 50*10^-6 = 5.0*10-5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 nanometers = 10*10^-9 = 1*10^-8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans::: (5*10-5)/(10^-8) = 5*10^3 = 5000<BR>\n" );
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