Question

to do this, you will add a 1 mg sample of protease to 1 mg of protein. you will measure the amount of product that is made over three seconds. the protease made 1.5 mg of product in 3 seconds, what was the reaction rate? 1.5 mg/sec 0.5 mg/sec 0.05 mg/sec

Explanation:

Step1: Recall reaction - rate formula

Reaction rate = $\frac{\text{Amount of product formed}}{\text{Time taken}}$

Step2: Substitute values

Given amount of product = 1.5 mg and time = 3 s. So, reaction rate = $\frac{1.5\text{ mg}}{3\text{ s}}$ = 0.5 mg/s

Answer:

0.5 mg/sec