For a packed bed reactor; the presence of a long tail in the residence time distribution curve is an indication of: (A) Ideal plug flow (B) Bypass (C) Dead zone (D) Channelling

For a packed bed reactor; the presence of a long tail in the residence
time distribution curve is an indication of:
(A) Ideal plug flow
(B) Bypass
(C) Dead zone
(D) Channelling
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(C) Dead zone
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