There are approximately ____ kilocalories of energy liberated per ____ of O₂ consumed.

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According to the respiratory quotient (RQ), the ratio of carbon dioxide produced to oxygen consumed, the value for carbohydrates is 1.0. This means that for every liter of oxygen consumed, 4.8 kilocalories of energy are liberated as the result of carbohydrate metabolism (since the oxidation of one mole of glucose yields 686 kcal/mol and six moles of O₂ are required to metabolize one mole of glucose). The other answer choices are incorrect as they do not match the correct value for RQ or unit of O₂ consumed.

There Are Approximately ____ Kilocalories of Energy Liberated Per ____

There Are Approximately Kilocalories of Energy Liberated Per