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Carbon atoms balance in citric acid cycle per the complete oxidation of one glucose molecule is equivalent to

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two two acetyl carbon atoms and carbon dioxide

Step-by-step explanation:

In one cycle of Citric Acid Cycle (CAC), two two acetyl carbon atoms are released and all six arbon atoms from the glucose are incorporated into carbon dioxide thereby producing three NADH molecules and one FADH2 molecule.

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