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Question
What is the respiratory quotient?
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Solution
The ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide liberated and the volume of oxygen consumed, during respiration is called Respiratory Quotient (R.Q)
R.Q.= `("Volume of" "CO"_2 "liberated")/("Volume of" "O"_2 "consumed")`
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