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Time [Z]
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|160
2
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3
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6
100
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40
Calculate k, the elimination rate constant, responsible for drug degradation (in mg/L*hr).
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Transcribed Image Text:Time [Z] (hours) (mg/L) |160 2 |140 3 |130 6 100 8 80 10 |60 |12 40 Calculate k, the elimination rate constant, responsible for drug degradation (in mg/L*hr).
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The unit of rate constant is mg/L hr.

For a zero-order reaction, the rate constant (k) has exactly the same unit as that of the rate of the reaction.

So, the given drug degradation follows zero-order kinetics.

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