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ATP? Chemical equations for respiration in full?
So, in school we learn C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP
And C6H12O6 -> Lactic acid + energy
C6H12O6 -> Ethanol + energy
But if ATP is C10H16N5O13P3, how does that equation balance? Where are the Nitrogen and Phosphorus coming from? How come we never see anaerobic respiration written out in a full chemical equation with Ethanol as C2H6O or Lactic Acid as C3H6O3, and if we did what would that be?
#science
So, in school we learn C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP
And C6H12O6 -> Lactic acid + energy
C6H12O6 -> Ethanol + energy
But if ATP is C10H16N5O13P3, how does that equation balance? Where are the Nitrogen and Phosphorus coming from? How come we never see anaerobic respiration written out in a full chemical equation with Ethanol as C2H6O or Lactic Acid as C3H6O3, and if we did what would that be?
#science
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