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2 years ago Edited: 2 years ago, hsedward
Under ideal conditions, a single cell of the bacterium E. coli would divide every 20 minutes to double its population .

a) Starting with one cell, determine the time it takes for the culture to grow to 1024 bacteria, to the nearest minute .

b) If each bacterium has a mass of roughly 10 ^ - 12 , what is the mass of the culture after 1 day, to the nearest kg?

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