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What is respiration? Give a balanced equation for aerobic respiration.

What is respiration? Give a balanced equation for aerobic respiration.

Grade:12th pass

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Rituraj Tiwari
askIITians Faculty 1792 Points
3 years ago
Respiration is the biochemical process in which the cells of an organism obtain energy by combining oxygen and glucose, resulting in the release of carbon dioxide, water, and ATP (the currency of energy in cells). Aerobic respiration takes place in the mitochondria and requires oxygen and glucose, and produces carbon dioxide, water, and energy. The chemical equation is C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O (glucose + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water).

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