Question

The maximum amount of work, ????,that a muscle can perform(assuming ideal operation according to the laws of thermodynamics)for each mole of glucose that is consumed is given by the value of |Δ?|=2829 KJ. In a real muscle, the metabolism of a glucose molecule results in the synthesis of 38 molecules of ???; each one of these ???molecules causes a muscle filament to contract with an average force of about 4??=4×10−12? acting over a distance of about 11??=11×10−9?.

f.Calculate the actual work done in a real muscle from the metabolism of 1???of glucose molecules, ?????. Then calculate the efficiency of a muscle, ?????/????, the ratio of the actual work done to the maximum work that is possible.

Answer 1