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Ten (10) ml aqueous solutions of drug A (10% w/v) and drug B (25% w/v) are stored in two identical test tubes under identical storage conditions at 37°C for 3 months. If both drugs degrade by first-order, which drug will retain the highest percentage of initial concentration? (a) Drug A (b) Drug B (c) They will be the same.

Ten (10) ml aqueous solutions of drug A (10% w/v) and drug B (25% w/v) are stored in two identical test tubes under identical storage conditions at 37°C for 3 months. If both drugs degrade by first-order, which drug will retain the highest percentage of initial concentration?
        (a) Drug A
        (b) Drug B
        (c) They will be the same.
 

Grade:12th pass

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Aastha Singh
askIITians Faculty 212 Points
5 years ago
Dear student,
both the reactions follow their own rate law having different rate constants and the fraction by which their initial concentration will be reduced to final concentration will be the same.

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