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A typical fat in the body is glyceryl trioleate, C57H104O6. When it is metabolized in th...

A typical fat in the body is glyceryl trioleate, C57H104O6. When it is metabolized in the body, it combines with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, water, and 3.022 × 104 kJ of heat per mole of fat.

(a) Write a balanced thermochemical equation for the metabolism of fat.

(b) How many kilojoules of energy must be evolved in the form of heat if you want to get rid of five pounds of this fat by combustion?

(c) How many nutritional calories is this? (1 nutritional calorie = 1 × 103 calories)

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