Chapter 17, Problem 55E

Glucose is the major fuel for most living cells. The oxidative breakdown of glucose by our body to produce energy is called respiration. The reaction for the complete combustion of glucose is

${\text{C}}_{\text{6}}{\text{H}}_{\text{12}}{\text{O}}_{\text{6}}(s)+{\text{ 6O}}_{\text{2}}\left(g\right)\to 6{\text{CO}}_{\text{2}}\left(g\right)+6{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}\text{O}\left(l\right)$

If this combustion reaction could be harnessed as a fuel cell, calculate the theoretical voltage that could be produced at standard conditions. (Hint: Use $\Delta G_{\text{f}}^{\circ }$ values from Appendix 4.)