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What is the formula for Respiratory Quotient?

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Ratio of volume of carbon dioxide given out and volume of oxygen taken in during respiration is called resperatory quotient or respiratory ratio.
`RQ = ("volume of " CO_(2)" liberated")/("volume of "O_(2)" consumed")`
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