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Posted by werksow on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 12:52pm.

a human being requires 2700Kcal of energy per day.if the enthalpy of combustion of glucose is -1350Kcal/mol.how many grams of glucose a person has to consume everyday?

chemistry - bobpursley, Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 12:57pm
gramsglucose:2700/1350 =2grams Which is about the mass of a penny. Ever wonder why folks are getting fat?

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