Question

During the denitrification process in Problem 3, the denitrifiers (bacteria) could use nitrate as their nitrogen source and benzoic acid as their carbon source for the synthesis of new cells.

The cell-synthesis reaction consists of the following redox half reactions: \mathrm{CO}_{2}+\mathrm{NH}_{4}^{+}+\mathrm{HCO}^{-}+\mathrm{H}^{+}+\mathrm{e}^{-} \rightarrow \mathrm{C}_{5} \mathrm{H}_{7} \mathrm{O}_{2} \mathrm{~N}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} \mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{COO}^{-}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} \rightarrow \mathrm{CO}_{2}+\mathrm{HCO}_{3}+\mathrm{H}^{+}+\mathrm{e} Please balance the net reaction. When 1 g of benzoic acid is consumed, how many milligrams of new cells will be produced? I

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