An investigator measured the metabolic rate of a resting domestic cat using a closed-circuit respirometer. The respirometer chamber was filled with oxygen-rich air, and potassium hydroxide was present to absorb any carbon dioxide exhaled by the animal.
At the start of the measurement (t=0t = 0t=0), the volume of gas in the chamber was 8.60 dm38.60\text{ dm}^38.60 dm3. After 151515 minutes, the volume of gas in the chamber had decreased to 7.15 dm37.15\text{ dm}^37.15 dm3.
The cat had a mass of 4.4 kg4.4\text{ kg}4.4 kg.
Calculate the cat's oxygen consumption in cm3 kg−1\text{cm}^3\text{ kg}^{-1}cm3 kg−1 during this 151515-minute period.
Give your answer to 222 significant figures.
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