It is often stated that the phosphate bonds in ATP are "high energy," but in fact, they are not notably high in energy. Rather, they are easy to break, and the G of hydrolysis is a "useful" quantity of energy
What makes the phosphate bonds easy to break?
A. They are close to the destabilizing
nitrogenous base adenosine.
B. The positive charges on amino groups
repel each other.
C. The negative charges on the phosphate
groups repel each other.
D. The high alkalinity attacks bonds between
the phosphate groups.
Answer Key: C
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