A patient receives 2900${\rm mL}$mL of an ${\rm IV}${\rm IV} solution containing 4${\rm g}$g of glucose per 100 ${\rm mL}${\rm mL}.

How much energy, in kilojoules, does the patient obtain from glucose, a carbohydrate?
Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

How much energy, in kilocalories, does the patient obtain from glucose?
Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

Question

A patient receives 2900${\rm mL}$mL of an ${\rm IV}${\rm IV} solution containing 4${\rm g}$g of glucose per 100 ${\rm mL}${\rm mL}.

How much energy, in kilojoules, does the patient obtain from glucose, a carbohydrate?
Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

How much energy, in kilocalories, does the patient obtain from glucose?
Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

wolfe8 · Answer

Welcome to OpenStudy. I found: The energy yield is about 686 kilocalories (2870 kilojoules) per mole http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/organic/sugar.html So you will need to find the number of mole of glucose. Can you do that?