Live Quiz Arena
🎁 1 Free Round Daily
⚡ Enter ArenaQuestion
← ScienceWhich risk increases transiently when a bioreactor's impeller shears long-chain alginate molecules?
A)Decreased dissolved oxygen concentration✓
B)Increased biofilm formation rate
C)Reduced nutrient diffusion efficiency
D)Altered exopolysaccharide production ratios
💡 Explanation
Impeller shear causes alginate bond breakage by hydrodynamic forces; this generates smaller polymeric fragments. Because the smaller molecules' increased surface area causes higher instantaneous oxygen consumption via oxidative degradation, the dissolved oxygen drops transiently; therefore lower oxygen happens; rather than the other options under these conditions.
🏆 Up to £1,000 monthly prize pool
Ready for the live challenge? Join the next global round now.
*Terms apply. Skill-based competition.
Related Questions
Browse Science →- Which consequence results when gravitational field strength reaches extreme intensity?
- Which consequence results when capacitive reactance drops sharply in an improperly shielded avionics field bus?
- Which mechanism slows methane combustion under sub-stoichiometric fuel ratios?
- Which consequence results when localized corrosion severs metallic bonds?
- Which outcome occurs when anhydrous magnesium chloride decomposes?
- Which outcome related to Einstein's equivalence principle arises when comparing the gravitational redshift to a relative acceleration?
