Chapter 20: Problem 37
Digesting fat produces 9.3 food calories per gram of fat, and typically 80% of this energy goes to heat when metabolized. (One food calorie is 1000 calories and therefore equals 4186 J.) The body then moves all this heat to the surface by a combination of thermal conductivity and motion of the blood. The internal temperature of the body (where digestion occurs) is normally 37\(^\circ\)C, and the surface is usually about 30\(^\circ\)C. By how much do the digestion and metabolism of a 2.50-g pat of butter change your body's entropy? Does it increase or decrease?
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