Simply by living, an 87.5-kg human being will consume approximately 20.0 mol of O2 per day. To provide energy for the human, the O2 is reduced to H2O duing food oxidation by the following reaction:

O2 + 4H+ + 4e- __> 2H2O

A) Determine the current generated by the human per day. In this case, the current is defined as the flow of eâ to O2 from the food the human consumes.

current = Amperes

B) Reduction of O2 can occur by a donation of electrons from nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH). When this occurs, the electrons experience a potential drop of 1.20 V. Determine the power output from the 87.5-kg human.

Power = W

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Simply by living, an 87.5-kg human being will consume approximately 20.0 mol of O2 per day. To provide energy for the human, the O2 is reduced to H2O duing food oxidation by the following reaction:

O2 + 4H+ + 4e- __> 2H2O

A) Determine the current generated by the human per day. In this case, the current is defined as the flow of eâ to O2 from the food the human consumes.

current = Amperes

B) Reduction of O2 can occur by a donation of electrons from nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH). When this occurs, the electrons experience a potential drop of 1.20 V. Determine the power output from the 87.5-kg human.

Power = W

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