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Q.P is the amount of certain substance left in after time t. If the rate of evaporation of the substance is proportional to the amount remaining, then :

(a) P=CktP=Ckt
(b) P=CektP=Ce^{kt}
(c) Pt=CPt=C
(d) P=Ce−ktP=Ce^{-kt}
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Evaporation proportional to the remaining amount is exponential decay, solved by separating variables in the defining differential equation.

  1. "Rate of evaporation proportional to the amount remaining," with PP decreasing over time, translates to dPdt=−kP\dfrac{dP}{dt}=-kP for some constant k>0k>0 (negative sign since PP decreases).
  2. Separate variables: dPP=−k dt\dfrac{dP}P=-k\,dt. …

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