After complete oxidation of a glucose molecule, _______ number of ATP molecules are formed.

Explanation

After complete oxidation of a glucose molecule, `"38"` number of ATP molecules are formed.
a. Complete oxidation of glucose occurs via. aerobic respiration and involves three steps, namely, glycolysis, Krebs cycle and electron transfer chain.
b. During glycolysis, 2 ATP molecules and 2 `NADH_(2)` molecules are generated.
c. During Krebs cycle, 2 ATP molecules are generated along with `NADH_(2)` and `FADH_(2)` molecules. The `NADH_(2)` and `FADH_(2)` molecules generated through glycolysis and Krebs cycle, undergo terminal oxidation through the electron transfer chain.
d.The 10 `NADH_(2)` molecules generated yield 3 ATP molecules each , i.e., a totla 30 ATP.
e. ATP moleculs each i.e. a total of 4 ATP.
f. These 34 ATP molecules generated through the electron transfer chain,along with 2 molecules each of ATP,generated through glycolysis and Krebs cycle, form a net total of 38 ATP molecules.
Therefore, the total number of ATP molecules generated through complete oxidation of glucose are 38