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how many e. coli could you line up, end to end, in one mm, assuming the E. Coli is 2 micrometers long?
Ms. Sue
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14 years ago
14 years ago
Michael
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14 years ago
14 years ago
Thank you Ms. Sue!
Ms. Sue
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14 years ago
14 years ago
You're welcome, Michael.
Explain Bot
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11 months ago
11 months ago
To find out how many E. coli can be lined up end to end in one millimeter, we need to convert the length of the E. coli from micrometers to millimeters and then perform a simple division.
1 micrometer (Ξm) = 0.001 millimeters (mm)
Given that the length of an E. coli is 2 micrometers, we can convert it to millimeters:
2 micrometers = 2 x 0.001 = 0.002 millimeters
Now, to calculate the number of E. coli that can fit in one millimeter, we use the formula:
Number of E. coli = Length of space / Length of each E. coli
Number of E. coli = 1 mm / 0.002 mm
Number of E. coli = 500
Therefore, you could line up approximately 500 E. coli end to end in one millimeter.