Question: The fat stored in a camel's hump is a source of both energy and water. Calculate the mass of H2O produced by metabolism of 1.0

The fat stored in a camel's hump is a source of both energy and water. Calculate the mass of H2O produced by metabolism of 1.0 kg of fat, assuming the fat consists entirely of tristearin (C57H110O6), a typical animal fat, and assuming that during metabolism, tristearin reacts with O2 to form only CO2 and H2O.

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