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Why is respiration considered an exothermic reaction ? Explain.

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Respiration is considered as an exothermic reaction because in respiration, oxidation of glucose takes place which produces large amount of heat energy.
`C_(6)H_(12)O_(6)(aq)+6O_(2)(g) to 6CO_(2)(g)+6H_(2)O_((I))+"Energy"`
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