Why is ATP considered an energy-rich compound?

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Hello everyone. Today, we're a fine problem. Which statement or statements about A TP being an energy rich compound is correct. So we have the first statement that says that A TB contains high energy phospho and hydride bonds particularly between the 2nd and 3rd phosphate groups which release a significant amount of energy when hydrolyzed. This is actually going to be true when A TP is hydrolyzed. A significant amount of energy is released. Statement two says that A TP stores energy by forming strong covalent bonds between the phosphate groups which are difficult to break. And this statement is going to be incorrect and this is because these bonds are relatively easy to break. And this is due to the repulsion of the negative charged phosphate groups. Statement three says the energy released from ac P hydrolysis is used to drive various cellular processes such as muscle contraction, active transport and biosynthesis. Well, this is going to be a true statement and then statement four says that A TP releases energy by directly transferring electrons to oxygen in the electron transport chain. This is going to be incorrect as the electronic transfer to oxygen occurs to occurs in the electron transport chain, not to oxygen or not to ATP but from N A DH and fa DH two. And so we can conclude that these statements about a TP being an energy rich compound being correct are statements one and three. And with that, we have solved the problem overall, I hope it helped a Hansel next time.

Why is ATP considered an energy-rich compound?

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Key Concepts

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

High-Energy Phosphate Bonds

Role in Metabolism