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For a typical red blood cell, the intracellular volume is 87 µm3 and the surface area...

For a typical red blood cell, the intracellular volume is 87 µm3 and the surface area is 163 µm2 . If the red blood cell were spherical with the same intracellular volume, compute the surface area of the equivalent sphere. What is the difference in the surface areas (provide a relative percentage comparison with respect to the area of the red blood cell). What is the possible advantage of the shape of the red blood cell

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