Biology: Concepts and Applications (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5, Problem 5SQ
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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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