The archaeon Pyrolobus fumarii grows at .

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Life at Thermal Energy, Ch The scales of life and the thermal energy

Problem

The archaeon Pyrolobus fumarii grows at

386\,\mathrm{K}

. ((a)) Express

k_BT

at this temperature in

\mathrm{pN\,nm}

and in

\mathrm{kJ\,mol^{-1}}

. ((b)) Price a red photon of wavelength

650\,\mathrm{nm}

in units of this

k_BT

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