A combustion analysis is done on 522.4 grams of an unknown substance. The analysis produces 499.4 g of carbon dioxide and 204.5 g of water. There are no other products. What is the empirical formula of the unknown substance?

answer carbon and three oxygen atoms;

answer: cellular respiration takes in food and uses it to create atp, a chemical which the cell uses for energy. usually, this process uses oxygen, and is called aerobic respiration. it has four stages known as glycolysis, link reaction, the krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain.