Question

define respiration and why is it a exothermic reaction

Answer 1

during digestion, the food is broken down into simpler substance eg rice,potato an bread contain carbohydrates . this carbohydrates broken down into to form glucose. glucose contain our body of the cell and it provided energy

Answer 2

Respiration is a process in which we inhale and exhale air.

→Exothermic reaction: reaction in which heat is released are called exothermic reaction.

→ respiration is considered as exothermic because it releases energy in the form of ATP.

Equation=
C6H12O6+6Co2→6H2O+6Co2+Energy(38ATP)

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