Question

Write a claim in response to the following question:Why did the beef and peanuts have significantly higher amounts of chemical energy (Calories) than the plant-based foods even though they all had the Same mass. Support your claim with 3 pieces of evidence from the gallery walk.

Answer 1

Answer:

This is because they have higher proportion of Hydrogen than the other

Also higher C-H chemical bonds which store alot of potential energy than the other

Also due to amount of oxidation that takes place as they are converted to CO2 and water so as to relay energy is usually higher