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Investigating antibiotics & antiseptics
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What do inhibition zone sizes compare?

Effectiveness of different antibiotics

Which formula quantifies the effectiveness of an antibiotic?

πr2\pi r^2

What value of π\pi should be used in calculations?

3.143.14

How do you obtain the radius from the diameter?

Divide the diameter by 22

What does a larger inhibition zone indicate?

More bacteria killed

An antibiotic with a larger inhibition zone is what?

More effective against bacteria

If the diameter is 1010 mm, what is the radius in mm?

55

What is the area if radius is 55 mm? Use π=3.14\pi = 3.14.

78.578.5 square millimetres

If diameter is 88 mm, what is the area? Use π=3.14\pi = 3.14.

50.2450.24 square millimetres

Antibiotic A has zone 100100 mm² and B has 5050 mm². Which is more effective?

Antibiotic A

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