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#Question id: 40490


Read the following statements regarding water availability:

Statement I: Water activity (aw) is defined as the ratio of the vapor pressure of the solution to the vapor pressure of pure water.

Statement II: Most pathogenic bacteria require a water activity (aw) greater than 0.90 for growth.Which of the options is correct?

#Applied Microbiology
  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.
  4. Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct.