Assertion: When carbohydrates are used as substrate and are completely oxidised, the RQ is equal to

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Assertion: When carbohydrates are used as substrate and are completely oxidised, the RQ is equal to 1 .\ Reason : When proteins are used in respiration, the RQ is greater than 1 .

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(c): The respiratory quotient depends upon the type of respiratory substrate used during respiration. When carbohydrates are used as substrate and are completely oxidised, the RQ will be 1. When proteins acts as respiratory substrates the value of RQ would be about 0.9, i.e., (less than one).