why respiration is called as exothermic reaction
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Because in respiration the complex food molecules are breakdown into simple food molecule which results in releasing of energy (which is also release in the in the form of heat).
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During respiration, glucose molecules are converted to other molecules in a series of steps. They finally end up as carbon dioxide and water. The reaction is exothermic because the C=O and O-H bonds in the products are so much more stable than the bonds in the reactants.
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During respiration, glucose molecules are converted to other molecules in a series of steps. They finally end up as carbon dioxide and water. The reaction is exothermicbecause the C=O and O-H bonds in the products are so much more stable than the bonds in the reactants.
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