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A culture of bacteria increases from 500 cells to 2000 cells in 6 hours. Assuming continuous exponential growth, determine the growth constant
k
k
k
(per hour) to three decimal places. a)
0.347
0.347
0.347
b)
0.231
0.231
0.231
c)
0.260
0.260
0.260
d)
0.116
0.116
0.116
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