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A bacterium capable of aerobic respiration is grown on two different sole carbon sources: glucose (a C₆ sugar) and acetate (a C₂ compound). Assuming complete oxidation to CO₂ and H₂O and equivalent transport costs, why does growth on glucose yield significantly more ATP per mole of substrate than growth on acetate?
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