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Why respiration is considered an exothermic reaction ?

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In the process of respiration glucose is broken into Carbon dioxide and energy is released. That is way, it is considered as an exothermic reaction.
`C_(6) H_(12)O _(6(aq))+6O_(2(g))+6H_(2)O_((l))+`Energy (ATP)
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