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A human brain weighs about 1 kg and contains about \(10^{11}\) cells. Assuming that each cell is completely filled with water (density = 1 g/mL), calculate the length of one side of such a cell if it were a cube. If the cells are spread out in a thin layer that is a single cell thick, what is the surface area in square meters?

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QUESTION:

A human brain weighs about 1 kg and contains about \(10^{11}\) cells. Assuming that each cell is completely filled with water (density = 1 g/mL), calculate the length of one side of such a cell if it were a cube. If the cells are spread out in a thin layer that is a single cell thick, what is the surface area in square meters?

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Here, we are going to find out the surface area of each cell.

Weight of human brain = 1 kg =1000 g contains =  cells

Density of water = 1.0 g/mL

 The mass of a brain cell is:   =  g/cells

 

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