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Under optimum condition Bacterial cells divide once in 20 minutes by binary fission. How many bacteria will be produced in 2 hours with same rate of division ?

A

8

B

32

C

128

D

64

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D
Total number of bacteria produced `=2^n.` where `n=("Total time asked in minutes")/("Minimum time of division in minutes")`
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