hexanoic acid or glucose,which is better source of fuel
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b. Hexanoic acid is more hydrogen rich than glucose, thus hexanoic acid is more reduced than glucose.
d. Complete oxidation of hexanoic acid generates more reducing equivalents that can enter the respiratory chain than the complete oxidation of glucose.
Explanation:
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In this case, the two options are b and d based on:
b. In organic chemistry, the presence of hydrogen and the absence of oxygen leads to a more reduced state, in such a way, when oxidizing a more reduced substance the released energy will be higher that when more oxidized since a longer path is performed.
d. Since the hexanoic acid is more reduced than the glucose, its oxidation involved a higher amount of reducing equivalents, serving as an electrons transferring which provides a higher amount of energy.
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