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Respiration is an exothermic reaction. Justify this statement giving the chemical equation for the reaction involved.

Exothermic reaction: A reaction in which heat is released when reactants change into products.

Respiration is considered as an exothermic reaction because, in respiration, a large amount of heat energy is released when oxidation of glucose takes place.


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