Question 1. Answer the following questions: A. The complete oxidation of 1 mole of glucose to CO2 and H2O yields 686 kcal of free energy. How many ATP molecules could maximally be generated from one molecule of glucose, if theuseful chemical energy available in the high energy phosphate bond of 1 mole of ATP is 12kcal? B. However, it is known that cellular respiration produces 30 moles of ATP from 1 mole of glucose. How does this compare with your answer in part (A)? Estimate the overall efficiency of ATP production from glucose? C. Assume that the cells of your body are oxidizing glucose and no energy is being dissipated as heat to the environment. However, the heat not converted into chemical-bond energy is increasing the temperature of your body. How much would the temperature of your body rise upon oxidation of 1 mole of glucose if your body consists of 75 kg of water. [Hint: One kilocalorie (kcal) is defined as that amount of energy that heats 1 kg of water by 1oC
Question 1. Answer the following questions:
A. The complete oxidation of 1 mole of glucose to CO2 and H2O yields 686 kcal of free energy.
How many ATP molecules could maximally be generated from one molecule of glucose, if theuseful chemical energy available in the high energy phosphate bond of 1 mole of ATP is 12kcal?
B. However, it is known that
glucose. How does this compare with your answer in part (A)? Estimate the overall efficiency of
ATP production from glucose?
C. Assume that the cells of your body are oxidizing glucose and no energy is being dissipated as
heat to the environment. However, the heat not converted into chemical-bond energy is
increasing the temperature of your body. How much would the temperature of your body rise
upon oxidation of 1 mole of glucose if your body consists of 75 kg of water.
[Hint: One kilocalorie (kcal) is defined as that amount of energy that heats 1 kg of water by 1oC]
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