Biology: Concepts and Applications (MindTap Course List)
Biology: Concepts and Applications (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781285427812
Author: Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Reactions can be endergonic, or they can be exergonic. The reactions in which energy is utilized by the molecules are known as endergonic reactions, and the reactions in which energy is released are known as exergonic reactions.

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