What are the reactants and products of aerobic cellular respiration?

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Jacob Sims
Nov 6, 2015

The reactants and products is simply the photosynthesis formula reversed.

Explanation:

Since respiration used oxygen and glucose to produce energy, and also creates water and carbon dioxide, we can use the photosynthesis formula and reverse it.

#"Photosynthesis: " 6H_2O + 6CO_2 => C_6H_12O_6 + 6O_2#
#"Respiration: " C_6H_12O_6 + 6O_2 => 6H_2O + 6CO_2#

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