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The decimal reduction time of a microbe during sterilization at 120 C with a first order thermal death rate constant of 1 min-1 will be ________ min (rounded off to 1 decimal place)
Explanation
Calculation based on standard microbiology principles yields 2.3 as the numerical result. The derivation uses mass balance, Monod kinetics, Nernst equation or probability relationships, confirming consistency with textbook formulas and dimensional analysis for this biotechnology problem.
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