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The heat of combusion of glycogen is abo...

The heat of combusion of glycogen is about `476 kJ mol^(-1)` of carbon. Assume that average heat loss by an adult male is `150W`. If we were to assume that all the heat comes from oxidation of glycogen, how many units of glycogen `(1mol` carbon per unit) must be oxidised per day to provide for this heat loss?

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27.22 units
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