Question
Pharmaceutical Chemistry Question on Kinetics
Drugs ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ follow zero order, first order and second order degradation kinetics, respectively, but have the same rate constant. Which of the following statement is true in this respect:
A
Drug ‘A’ will be the first to degrade by 50%
B
Drug ‘B’ will be the first to degrade by 50%
C
Drug ‘C’ will be the first to degrade by 50%
D
Drugs ‘B’ and ‘C’ will degrade by 50% at the same time
Answer
Drug ‘C’ will be the first to degrade by 50%
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is (C): Drug ‘C’ will be the first to degrade by 50%