Which of the following statements about the combustion of glucose with oxygen to form water and carbon dioxide (C6H12O6 + 6 O2 → 6 CO2 + 6 H2O) is correct?

 Which of the following statements about the combustion of glucose with oxygen to form water and carbon dioxide (C6H12O6 + 6 O2 → 6 CO2 + 6 H2O) is correct?

A) The free energy lost in this combustion is less than the energy that appears as heat.

B) The entropy of the universe decreases as the result of this reaction.

C) The reverse reaction, making glucose from water and carbon dioxide, must be an exergonic reaction.

D) This is the process of cellular respiration, an anabolic pathway that releases free energy.

E) The entropy of the products is greater than the entropy of the reactants.

E

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