My colleagues have conducted an accelerated stability study on a new pharmaceutical protein formulation. They observed a degradation rate of 20% per week at 40°C and a rate of 4% per week at 35°C. What rate can be expected at 25°C?

My colleagues have conducted an accelerated stability study on a new pharmaceutical protein formulation. They observed a degradation rate of 20% per week at 40°C and a rate of 4% per week at 35°C. What rate can be expected at 25°C?

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

13th Edition

ISBN:9781133382119

Author:Swokowski

Publisher:Swokowski

Chapter5: Inverse, Exponential, And Logarithmic Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

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