Refer to Figure 9.2, showing the citric acid cycle, as a guide to answer the following questions.

-Each time a molecule of glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆)is completely oxidized via aerobic respiration, how many oxygen molecules (O₂)are required?

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Refer to Figure 9.2, showing the citric acid cycle, as a guide to answer the following questions.
 
-Each time a molecule of glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆)is completely oxidized via aerobic respiration, how many oxygen molecules (O₂)are required?

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In aerobic respiration, one molecule of glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) is completely oxidized to carbon dioxide and water, requiring 6 molecules of oxygen (O₂) as per the balanced chemical equation: C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ → 6CO₂ + 6H₂O.