When tripalmitin is used as a respiratory substrate in aerobic respiration,the process consumes $145$ molecules of oxygen and releases $102$ molecules of $CO_2$. What would be the $RQ$ value?

  • A
    $0.5$
  • B
    $0.7$
  • C
    $1.4$
  • D
    $1$

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