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Question
Write the overall chemical equations of the two kinds of respiration in plants.
(i) Aerobic:
(ii) Anaerobic:
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Solution
(i) Aerobic respiration:
\[\ce{\underset{\text{(glucose)}}{C6H12O6} +6O2->6CO2 + 6H2O + 38ATP}\]
(ii) Anaerobic respiration:
\[\ce{C6H12O6->[enzymes]2C2H5OH + 2CO2 + 2ATP}\]
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