For fructise and oleate a. Calculate average change in oxidation number (+ or -)

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For fructise and oleate

a. Calculate average change in oxidation number (+ or -) of carbon in each molecule as it is oxidized to carbon dioxide in aerobic respiration.

Fructose Average O.N. of carbon = _____________

Oleate Average O.N. of carbon = _____________

b. Calculate the total change in oxidation number (+ or -) over all carbons in each molecule. (i.e., you are calculating the total change in oxidation state per molecule as it goes onto become carbon dioxide.)

Fructose Total O.N. per molecule = _____________

OleateTotal O.N. per molecule = _____________

Explanation / Answer

Oxidation number of C

a. Average change in oxidation number

Fructose average change in oxidation number of carbon = 1

Oleate average change in oxidation number of carbon = 2

b. Total change in oxidation number

Fructose total change in oxidation number of carbon = 1

Oleate total change in oxidation number of carbon = 2.5

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