Determine the erythrocyte sedimentation rate assuming that the erythrocytes have a spherical shape with a diameter of 8 microns.

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Determine the erythrocyte sedimentation rate assuming that the erythrocytes have a spherical shape with a diameter of 8 microns. Take the blood density 1060 kg/m3, the density of the substance of  erythrocytes 1090 kg/m3.

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