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What is the RQ value for tripalmitin?(a) 0.9(b) 1(c) 0.3(d) 0.7This question was addressed to me during an internship interview.Query is from Respiratory Quotient topic in chapter Respiration in Plants of Biology – Class 11

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Right answer is (d) 0.7

For explanation: When fats are used in RESPIRATION, the RQ is LESS than 1. For a fatty ACID, tripalmitin, the ratio of the VOLUME of CARBON dioxide evolved to the volume of oxygen evolved is 0.7.



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