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A very small object with mass 8.20 * 10-9 kg and positive charge 6.50 * 10-9 C is projected directly toward a very large insulating sheet of positive charge that has uniform surface charge density 5.90 * 10-8 C>m2 . The object is initially 0.400 m from the sheet. What initial speed must the object ha

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Voltage-gated Na+ channels open upon reaching what state? a. resting potential b. threshold c. repolarization d. overshoot

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Urban Economics 8
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