The Following Table Gives the Concentration C, of a Drug

question 93

Short Answer

The following table gives the concentration C, of a drug in ng/ml, at time t, in hours, after it is administered to 2 different people.
A. If the concentration for Person A is given by and the concentration for Person B is given by , would you expect b_A to be larger or smaller than b_B?
B. If the minimum effective concentration is 5 ng/ml, until what time is the drug effective for person A?
C. If the minimum effective concentration is 5 ng/ml, until what time is the drug effective for person B?

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