Estimate the Free-Energy Change for the Combustion Reaction of Glucose $\circ$

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Essay

Estimate the free-energy change for the combustion reaction of glucose at body temperature (37 ^$\circ$ C)using the data given.If the phosphorylation of one mole of ADP^3- involves a free energy change of +30.5 kJ,about how many moles of ATP^4- could be made from the combustion of one mole of C₆H₁₂O₆,assuming no energy loss?
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