Why Is the Conversion of CO₂ to a 6-Carbon Sugar

question 16

Multiple Choice

Why is the conversion of CO₂ to a 6-carbon sugar so energetically expensive?

• A)CO₂ is the most highly reduced and least energetic form in which carbon can occur.
• B)CO₂ is very unstable.
• C)CO₂ is the most highly oxidized and least energetic form in which carbon can occur.
• D)CO₂ is the most highly oxidized and most energetic form in which carbon can occur.
• E)CO₂ is highly unstable and only moderately energetic which makes the process more expensive energetically.

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