Botany-Microbes in Household Products
NEET Botany Microbes in Household Products MCQ Question
Type: MCQ-numerical-Easy-Class 12
If 5 liters of fruit juice are fermented using Saccharomyces cerevisiae without distillation, resulting in wine, how many liters of ethanol are produced, assuming the conversion efficiency is 10%?
A
0.5 liters
B
1 liter
C
5 liters
D
10 liters
Correct Answer
Option A
Detailed Explanation
According to the NCERT, Saccharomyces cerevisiae ferments fruit juices to produce ethanol. With a 10% conversion efficiency, 5 liters of fruit juice results in 0.5 liters of ethanol.
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