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A student measures the time taken for a nerve impulse to travel along an axon of a squid. They find that the impulse travels at 25 m/s. If the axon is 1.5 meters long, calculate the time taken for the impulse to travel this distance.

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A student measures the time taken for a nerve impulse to travel along an axon of a squid. They find that the impulse travels at 25 m/s. If the axon is 1.5 meters long, calculate the time taken for the impulse to travel this distance.

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