What is conduction speed of a nerve impulse along this axon

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A particular myelinated axon has nodes spaced 0.80mm apart. The resistance between nodes is 22M ohms ; the capacitance of each insulated segment is 1.3 pF .

What is the conduction speed of a nerve impulse along this axon?

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