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Answer:</h3>
0.3093 g of glucose are consumed each minute by the body.
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Explanation:</h3>
- During cellular respiration glucose is broken down in presence of oxygen to yield energy, water and carbon dioxide.
- The equation for the reaction taking place during cellular respiration is;
C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ → 6H₂O + 6CO₂
We are required to calculate the amount of glucose in grams;
<h3>Step 1: Calculate the moles of glucose broken down</h3>
From the equation, the mole ratio of glucose to Oxygen is 1 : 6
Moles of Oxygen in a minute is 1.03 × 10^-2 moles
Therefore, moles of glucose will be;
= (1.03 × 10^-2)÷6
= 1.717 × 10^-3 moles
<h3>Step 2: Mass of glucose </h3>
Mass is given by multiplying the number of moles with molar mass
mass = moles × molar mass
Molar mass glucose is 180.156 g/mol
Therefore;
Mass = 1.717 × 10^-3 × 180.156 g/mol
= 0.3093 g
Hence, 0.3093 g of glucose are consumed each minute by the body.
