Why is respiration an oxidation reaction?
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During aerobic respiration, the oxygen taken in by a cell combines with glucose to produce energy in the form of Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and the cell expels carbon dioxide and water. This is an oxidation reaction in which glucose is oxidized and oxygen is reduced.
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This is because when we respire(breath), the Oxygen that gets in reacts with the glucose in our body to form carbon dioxide(which is exhaled) and water.So Oxygen is added to glucose....
O2 + C6H1206(Glucose) ----- CO2 + H2O
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