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Respiratory Quotient

Question

Which of the following values will depict correct respiratory quotient when tripalmitin (a fatty acid) is used as a respiratory substrate?

Easy

A

1
B

0.7
C

0.9
D

1.1

Solution

The respiratory quotient of tripalmitin is 0.7
Respiratory quotient is equal to the amount of ${CO}_{2}$ evolved to the amount of $O_{2}$ consumed.

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