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Why ATP releases energy when it is broken down to ADP?

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Why ATP releases energy when it is broken down to ADP?

In chemistry, to break a bond usualy requires energy, how come in the case of ATP breaking the phosphate bond, energy is released.

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The phosphate reacts with the oxygen? Just a guess.

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You need to input some energy to start the reaction but a larger amount is released by the bond breaking than is put in. The initial energy is like a kick start.

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