NEET Biology Respiration In Plants Question Bank R. Q.

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    What is the value of RQ of castor seeds, if the imaginary values of Ganong's respirometer are as follows (i) First rise of saline = 10 ml (ii) Second rise of saline after adding KOH = 30 ml

    A) 0.33

    B) 0.75

    C) 0.85

    D) 3.00

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[\frac{Vol.\ \text{of }C{{\text{O}}_{2}}}{\text{Vol}\text{. of }{{O}_{2}}}\]\[=\frac{{{V}_{2}}\ cc}{{{V}_{1}}\ cc+{{V}_{2}}\ cc}\] \[\Rightarrow R.Q.\ =\ \frac{30\ cc}{10\ cc+30\ cc}=0.75\]


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