One type of bacteria reproduces once every 60 minutes. If there are 2 bacterial cells to begin with, then after 4 hours there wi

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One type of bacteria reproduces once every 60 minutes. If there are 2 bacterial cells to begin with, then after 4 hours there wi

ll be a total of _____ bacterial cells.

Chemistry

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dlinn [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-13T10:31:09+03:00

dlinn [17]2 years ago

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Answer:
Solving by the method of exponential growth.
bacteria = 2
after one hr = 2² = 4
after 2nd hr = 2³ = 8
after 3rd hr = 2⁴ = 16
after 4th hr = 2⁵ = 32

Sphinxa [80] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-13T12:57:02+03:00

Sphinxa [80]2 years ago

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Answer:

96

Explanation: