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A pulse tracer is introduced in an ideal CSTR (with a mean residence time τ) at time, t = 0. The time taken for the exit concentration of the tracer to reach half of its initial value will be

a.

b.

0.5τ

c.

τ/0.693

d.

0.693τ

Answer: (a).

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