Question is ⇒ Which of the following will have the highest surface area available for oxygen transfer?, Options are ⇒ (A) A shake flask, (B) A standing test tube, (C) A non-sparged stirred tank reactor agitated at 400 rpm, (D) A sparged stirred tank reactor agitated at 400 rpm, (E) , Leave your comments or Download question paper.

Question is ⇒ Which of the following will have the highest surface area available for oxygen transfer?, Options are ⇒ (A) A shake flask, (B) A standing test tube, (C) A non-sparged stirred tank reactor agitated at 400 rpm, (D) A sparged stirred tank reactor agitated at 400 rpm, (E) , Leave your comments or Download question paper. Previous question Next question


Q1.	Which of the following will have the highest surface area available for oxygen transfer?
A.	A shake flask [Wrong Answer]
B.	A standing test tube [Wrong Answer]
C.	A non-sparged stirred tank reactor agitated at 400 rpm [Wrong Answer]
D.	A sparged stirred tank reactor agitated at 400 rpm [Correct Answer]
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