Question 5

(Multiple Choice)

When a mixture of glucose 6-phosphate and fructose 6-phosphate is incubated with the enzyme phosphohexose isomerase, the final mixture contains twice as much glucose 6-phosphate as fructose 6-phosphate. Which statement is MOST nearly correct, when applied to the reaction below (R = 8.315 J/mol · K and T = 298 K)? glucose 6-phosphate \leftrightarrow fructose 6-phosphate


A) Δ\Delta G'° is +1.7 kJ/mol.
B) Δ\Delta G'° is -1.7 kJ/mol.
C) Δ\Delta G'° is incalculably large and negative.
D) Δ\Delta G'° is incalculably large and positive.
E) Δ\Delta G'° is zero.

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