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Define respiratory quotient.

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Respiratory quotient may be defined as the ratio between the volume of carbon dioxide given out and oxygen consumed during respiration.
Respiratory quotient $= \frac{V o l u m e o f C O_{2} e v o l v e d}{V o l u m e o f O_{2} C o n s u m e d}$

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