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Effectiveness factor (E) of a catalyst pellet is defined as below. Effectiveness factor for a first order reaction is given by (where, T = Thiele modulus)

a.

tan hT/T

b.

tan T/T

c.

tan hT/tan T

d.

none of these

Answer: (a).tan hT/T

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