GATE ES · 2023 · ES
Question 32: Microbial metabolism
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Question 32
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The ratio of the moles of CO₂ evolved to the moles of O₂ consumed in respiration also called the respiratory quotient, is calculated for a carbohydrate (C₆H₁₂O₆) as substrate and found to be 1. Under similar conditions, for a fatty acid (C₅₁H₉₈O₆) as substrate, the respiratory quotient is _________ (rounded off to two decimal place).
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2023ES
GATE ES 2023 · Paper 1
Environmental Science and Engineering · Original paper archive
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- Environmental Science and Engineering
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- Numerical answer (NAT)
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- 1 mark
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