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Question 11
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During prolonged, low-intensity aerobic exercise, the body shifts from metabolising glucose to oxidising lipids, such as palmitic acid (

C16H32O2 \text{C}_{16}\text{H}_{32}\text{O}_2 C16​H32​O2​

). What is the balanced chemical equation for the complete aerobic respiration of one molecule of palmitic acid?

C16H32O2+16O2→16CO2+16H2O \text{C}_{16}\text{H}_{32}\text{O}_2 + 16\text{O}_2 \rightarrow 16\text{CO}_2 + 16\text{H}_2\text{O} C16​H32​O2​+16O2​→16CO2​+16H2​O
C16H32O2+23O2→16CO2+16H2O \text{C}_{16}\text{H}_{32}\text{O}_2 + 23\text{O}_2 \rightarrow 16\text{CO}_2 + 16\text{H}_2\text{O} C16​H32​O2​+23O2​→16CO2​+16H2​O
C16H32O2+24O2→16CO2+16H2O \text{C}_{16}\text{H}_{32}\text{O}_2 + 24\text{O}_2 \rightarrow 16\text{CO}_2 + 16\text{H}_2\text{O} C16​H32​O2​+24O2​→16CO2​+16H2​O
C16H32O2+23O2→16CO2+32H2O \text{C}_{16}\text{H}_{32}\text{O}_2 + 23\text{O}_2 \rightarrow 16\text{CO}_2 + 32\text{H}_2\text{O} C16​H32​O2​+23O2​→16CO2​+32H2​O

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