Question

Convert enzyme concentrations of 2.5%, 5.0%, and 10% to ppt units.

Answer 1

Answer:

2.5 x 10¹⁰ ppt

5.0 x 10¹⁰ ppt

1.0 x 10¹¹ ppt

Explanation:

The notation ppt refers to parts per trillion units, that is, how many parts of enzyme are there in 1 trillion parts. Percentage refers to the number of parts per 100 units. Converting the given values from percentage to ppt:

$\frac{2.5}{100}=\frac{a}{1,000,000,000,000}\\a=2.5 *10^{10}\ ppt\\\\\frac{5.0}{100}=\frac{b}{1,000,000,000,000}\\b=5.0 *10^{10}\ ppt\\\\\frac{10}{100}=\frac{c}{1,000,000,000,000}\\c=1*10^{11}\ ppt$

The concentration in ppt are:

2.5 x 10¹⁰ ppt

5.0 x 10¹⁰ ppt

1.0 x 10¹¹ ppt