A chemical engineer is studying the rate at which a specific solid reactant dissolves in a solvent. The mass of the remaining reactant, MMM grams, is recorded hhh hours after the process begins. The relationship is modelled by the equation
log10M=−0.0583h+1.9030≤h≤24 \log_{10} M = -0.0583h + 1.903 \quad 0 \le h \le 24 log10M=−0.0583h+1.9030≤h≤24Show that this equation may be written in the form
M=abh M = ab^h M=abhwhere aaa and bbb are constants to be determined. Give the value of aaa to the nearest integer and give the value of bbb to 3 significant figures.
Use the model to predict the mass of the reactant remaining after 24 hours. Give your answer to 2 significant figures.
