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The human body burns glucose (C6H₁2O6) for energy according to this chemical reaction:
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C6H12O6 +602-6CO₂ + 6H₂O
The products of the reaction are carbon dioxide (CO₂) and water (H₂O).
Interestingly, all of the carbon dioxide and much of the water exits the body through the lungs: on every breath, the average person exhales 500. mL of air,
which is typically enriched to 4% CO₂ and 5% water vapor by volume. In short, when a person loses weight by dieting, the weight that is lost actually departs
his body as a gas, every time he exhales. Each kilogram of body fat lost requires exhaling about 2.8 kg of carbon dioxide.
Calculate how many breaths it takes an average person to "exhale" 0.50 kg of fat. Round your answer to the nearest thousand.
You'll need to know that the density of CO₂ is 2.0 kg/m³.
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Transcribed Image Text:The human body burns glucose (C6H₁2O6) for energy according to this chemical reaction: 12 C6H12O6 +602-6CO₂ + 6H₂O The products of the reaction are carbon dioxide (CO₂) and water (H₂O). Interestingly, all of the carbon dioxide and much of the water exits the body through the lungs: on every breath, the average person exhales 500. mL of air, which is typically enriched to 4% CO₂ and 5% water vapor by volume. In short, when a person loses weight by dieting, the weight that is lost actually departs his body as a gas, every time he exhales. Each kilogram of body fat lost requires exhaling about 2.8 kg of carbon dioxide. Calculate how many breaths it takes an average person to "exhale" 0.50 kg of fat. Round your answer to the nearest thousand. You'll need to know that the density of CO₂ is 2.0 kg/m³.
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