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High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters are designed to remove which sized particles from the environment? 0.1 microns or smaller a) b) 0.3 microns or larger O c) 0.1 microns or larger d) 0.3 microns or smaller

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Answer:

  (b)  0.3 microns or larger

Step-by-step explanation:

A particle of size 0.3 microns is judged to be the most penetrating particle size. So, a rating for the filtering of those particles will be a worst-case rating. For particles of any other size, the filter will perform better than for 0.3 micron particles. HEPA filters are rated based on their performance with particles ...

  0.3 microns or larger