Populatin growth of humans and bacteria follows first order growth kinetics. Suppose 50 bacteria are placed in a flask containing nutrients for the bacteria so that they can multiply . A study at `3.5^(@)C` gave the following results :
`{:("Time (minutes)",0,15,30,45,60),("Number of bacteria",100,200,400,800,1600):}`
The rate constant for the reaction is :

Options

A. `0.0462 "min"^(-1)`
B. `0.462 "min"^(-1)`
C. `4.62 "min"^(-1)`
D. `46.2 "min"^(-1)`

Answer

A