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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemistry in Everyday Life

Identify the correct set from the following:

  1. A Penicillin - narrow spectrum - bactereostatic
  2. B Chloramphenicol - broad spectrum - bactereostatic
  3. C Ampicillin - narrow spectrum - bactericidal
  4. D Ofloxacin - broad spectrum - bactereostatic
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(B) Chloramphenicol - broad spectrum - bactereostatic

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Chloramphenicol is a broad spectrum antibiotic which is rapidly absorbed from gastrointestinal. it has a nitrobenzene substitution, which is probably responsible for the antibacterial activity. It is bacteriostatic.