Question

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1.after complete oxidation of a glucose molecules _______ number of ATP molecules are formed.

Answer 1

30net gain,28 gross gain

Answer 2

Answer:

"The "complete oxidation" of "a glucose molecule" leads to the production of  "36 number" of ATP molecules"

In the process of complete aerobic oxidation of glucose, "one molecule of glucose" $(C_6H_{12}O_6)$, in presence of six molecules of oxygen, 36 molecules of inorganic phosphate, 36 molecules of Adenosine Di-Phosphate or ADP, and 36 Hydrogen ions undergoes a reaction to produce, "six molecules of carbon dioxide, 36 molecules of Adenosine Tri-Phosphate or ATP and 42 molecules of water". This process can be summarised in the below reaction as:

$\mathrm { C } _ { 6 } \mathrm { H } _ { 12 } \mathrm { O } _ { 6 } + 6 \mathrm { O } _ { 2 } + 36 \mathrm { P } _ { \mathrm { i } } ^ { 2 - } + 36 \mathrm { ADP } + 36 \mathrm { H } ^ { + } \rightarrow 6 \mathrm { CO } _ { 2 } + 36 \mathrm { ATP } + 42 \mathrm { H } _ { 2 } \mathrm { O }$