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Q. Respiratory Quotient $(RQ)$ is one in case of

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Respiratory Quotient $(RQ)$ is the ratio of volume of $CO_{2}$ released to volume of $O_{2}$ absorbed. $RQ$ varies for substrates. $RQ$ is, one in case of carbohydrates, while for fatty acids, nucleic acids and organic acids $RQ$ is less than one.