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Biology Question on respiration in plants

Respiratory Quotient (RQ) value of tripalmitin is -

A

0.07

B

0.09

C

0.9

D

0.7

Answer

0.7

Explanation

Solution

Respiratory Quotient (RQ) = Amount  of  CO2  releasedAmount  of  O2  consumed { \frac{Amount \; of \; CO_2 \; released}{Amount \; of \; O_2 \; consumed}} {\underset{\text{ Tripalmitin}}{ {2(C_{51} H_{98} O_6 ) }}+145O2−>102CO2+ 145O_2 -> 102 CO_2\underset{\text{ + Energy }}{ { + 98 H_2 O}} } RQ=102  CO2145O2=0.7RQ = \frac{102 \; CO_2}{145 O_2} = 0.7