To maximize the amount of B produced, we need to differentiate our function for CB. Setting the differential equation equal to zero, we can solve for the time to reach this optimum, topt. Solving for topt gives
To maximize the amount of B produced, we need to differentiate our function for CB. Setting the differential equation equal to zero, we can solve for the time to reach this optimum, topt.
Solving for topt gives
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