Membrane Potential and Permittivity

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Hi,
Was wondering if I could get some help with part b of this question?
I've attached the question and my attempt in the pictures as there was a lot of data and writing, so thought this would be the easiest way.

With my attempt I think I'm missing something pretty obvious, but I'm drawing a blank on it.

Cheers

Homework Statement



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Homework Equations



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The Attempt at a Solution



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  • Photo of a printed exam sheet, rotated sideways, titled Set 18: Frontiers, dated 28th March 2012, containing a membrane potential question with the Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz equation and parts (a) to (f).
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  • Handwritten derivation on lined paper, rotated sideways, using logarithm rules: -55 = 62 log10 of a ratio of Pe, Pnat, 140 and 12 terms, then -0.88 = log10 of a fraction, then 10 to the power -0.8831 equals a fraction with 5Pe, 140Pnat and 12Pnat terms, ending with 0.129688 equals another fraction.
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