The body functions as a kind of fuel cell that uses oxygen from the air to oxidize glucose:

During normal activity, a person uses the equivalent of about 10 MJ of energy a day. Assume that this value represents ΔG and estimate the average current through your body in the course of a day, assuming that all the energy that we use arises from the reduction of O₂ in the glucose oxidation reaction.

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C6H1206(aq) + 60(g) CO₂(g) + 6 H₂O(1)