When one molecule of ATP is disintegrated, what amount of energy is liberated?

Question

When one molecule of ATP is disintegrated, what amount of energy is liberated? (A) 8kcal (B) 38kcal (C) 7kcal (D) 4.5kcal.

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ATP is adenosine triphosphate. It was discovered by Lohmann in 1929. It consists of a purine, adenine, a pentose sugar (ribose) and a row of three phosphates out of which the last two are attached by high energy bonds. The last phosphate bond yields an energy equivalent of 7 kcal.

Q. When one molecule of ATP is disintegrated, what amount of energy is liberated?

8kcal

38kcal

7kcal

4.5kcal.

ATP is adenosine triphosphate. It was discovered by Lohmann in 1929. It consists of a purine, adenine, a pentose sugar (ribose) and a row of three phosphates out of which the last two are attached by high energy bonds. The last phosphate bond yields an energy equivalent of 7 kcal.