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Define respiratory quotient. Given the RQ value of carbohydrates.

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It is defined as the ratio of volume of `CO_(2)` evolved to the volume of `O_(2)` utilized.
RQ = `("Volume of "CO_(2) " released")/("Volume of "O_(2) " utilised")`
RQ value for carbohydrates is one.
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