Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 72

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Solve for the indicated variable.
- $Q = Q _ { 0 } e ^ { - k t }$ for $k$

• A) \(k = \frac { \ln \left( Q - Q _ { 0 } \right) } { t }\)
• B) \(k = - \frac { \ln \left( Q - Q _ { 0 } \right) } { t }\)
• C)\(k = \frac { \ln \left( \frac { Q } { Q _ { 0 } } \right) } { t }\)
• D) \(k = - \frac { \ln \left( \frac { Q } { Q _ { 0 } } \right) } { t }\)

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