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(Solved): Fatty acids are stored in the body as triglicerides in adipose tissues Consider the oxidation react ...
Fatty acids are stored in the body as triglicerides in adipose tissues Consider the oxidation reaction for fatty acids with oxygen (CH3-(CH2)n-COOH + O? CO? + H?0) Balance this equation for n=5 and calculate how many ml of metabolic water will form from the oxidation of 600 grams this fatty acid. Assume that 1 ml water has a mass of 1 gram. Calculate your answer to two decimal places, do not specify the units in your answer NB the comma seperates thousands, the dot is for decimals.
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Plan: Use stoichiometry to find the volume of water will be formed. Step 1: Finding the molecular formula for the given fatty acid The formula given = (CH3-CH2)nCOOH The value of n = 5 Therefore the molecular formula for the fatty acid = (CH3-CH2)5CO