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A baby is born weighing 4kg. It starts its life from a single cell, which then divides into 2 cells, each
of those two divide then again, and so on. Use information from the problem above above to calculate
how many diffusion process happen in the 9 months of pregnancy. Is this a realistic answer? Which
assumptions are most questionable?
Assuming that 50% of the baby's mass consists of cells, and that each cell has a mass of 6.3E-13 kg, we have a total number of 3.2E12 cells when the baby is born.
Find number of diffusion processes:
[tex] 1 \cdot 2^x = 3.2 \cdot 10^{12} \Rightarrow x = log_2(3.2 \cdot 10^{12}) \approx 42[/tex]
Is my thinking and calculations correct? Is this a realistic answer? Which
assumptions are most questionable?
of those two divide then again, and so on. Use information from the problem above above to calculate
how many diffusion process happen in the 9 months of pregnancy. Is this a realistic answer? Which
assumptions are most questionable?
Assuming that 50% of the baby's mass consists of cells, and that each cell has a mass of 6.3E-13 kg, we have a total number of 3.2E12 cells when the baby is born.
Find number of diffusion processes:
[tex] 1 \cdot 2^x = 3.2 \cdot 10^{12} \Rightarrow x = log_2(3.2 \cdot 10^{12}) \approx 42[/tex]
Is my thinking and calculations correct? Is this a realistic answer? Which
assumptions are most questionable?
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