The equation for respiration is C6H12O6+6O2→6CO2+6H2O+36ATP. The chemical formula for ATP is C10H16N5O13P3. How is this possible, since it violates the law of conservation of mass because it is unbalanced?
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The ATP is not actually produced from the respiration. It comes from ADP and free phosphate ions. The production of ATP in cellular respiration happens in all parts of a series of chain reactions, and you can read more about those here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_respiration#Aerobic_respiration |
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