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What is respiratory quotient?

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(i) Respiratory quotient is the ratio of volume of carbon dioxide liberated and the volume of o xygen consumed during respiration.
(ii) It is expressed as
`RQ=("Volume of " CO_2 "liberated")/("Volume of " O_2 "consumed")`
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