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Posted by adrienne on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 10:17pm.

A pound of body fat stores an amount of chemical energy equivalent to 3500 Cal. When sleeping, the average adult burns or expends about 0.45 Cal/h for every pound of body weight. How many Calories would a 135 lb person burn during 7 hours of sleep? (Note that 1 Cal = 1 kcal.)

chemistry - DrBob222, Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 10:36pm
See the problem about walking you posted above. Same process.

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