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The specific growth rate of a mold during exponential phase of its growth in a batch cultivation is 0.15 h^ -1 . If the cell concentration at 30 h is 33 gL-^1 , the cell concentration in g L^-1 (rounded off to the nearest integer) at 24 h is
Explanation
Calculation based on standard cell principles yields 13.4 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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