Full-circle rotation is common in mechanical systems, but less evident in biology. Yet

Chapter 10, Problem 47

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Full-circle rotation is common in mechanical systems, but less evident in biology. Yet many single-celled organisms are propelled by spinning, tail-like flagella. The flagellum of the bacterium E. coli spins at some 600 rad/s, propelling the bacterium at speeds around How many revolutions does E. colis flagellum make as the bacterium crosses a microscopes - wide field of view?

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