General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 18 - Thermodynamics and Equilibrium - Questions and Problems - Page 775: 18.102

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We know that ATP is first synthesized in a living organism, the energy for this is obtained from food. The reaction of ATP to give ADP is couple to different non-spontaneous reactions in the organism to obtain necessary life processes.
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