Outer surface of the axon membrane

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An axon is the relatively long tail-like part of a neuron, ornerve cell. The outer surface of the axon membrane (dielectricconstant = 5, thickness = 1.17 x 10^-8 m) is charged positively, and the inner portion is charged negatively. Thus, the membrane is a kind of capacitor. Assuming that an axon can betreated like a parallel plate capacitor with a plate area of 6.63 x10^-6 m², what is its capacitance?

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