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KCET · BIOLOGY · STD 11 - 12. Respiration in Plants

Respiratory quotient of glucose is

  1. A 0.9
  2. B \(0\)
  3. C 1
  4. D 0.7
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(C) 1

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(C) 1,
When carbohydrates (glucose) are used as substrate and are completely oxidised, the RQ will be 1 , because equal amounts of \(CO _2\) and \(O _2\) are evolved and consumed respectively.