Question

Refer the given equation.

$2\left(C_{51}{H}_{98}{O}_6\right)+{145O}_2\to {102CO}_2+{98H}_{2}O+Energy$

The RQ in this case is

• A. $1$
• B. $0.7$
• C. $1.45$
• D. $1.62$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $0.7$

When facts are used in respiration, the RQ is less than 1, e.g. for the breakdown of tripalmitin,
$RQ=\frac{{102CO}_2}{{145O}_2}=0.7$

So the correct option is B.