The abbreviated form of the equation for breaking the phosphoanhydride bond of ATP is shown below.What is the missing product in this reaction? ATP → ADP + ? + 7 kcal/mol

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The missing product in the reaction where ATP is broken down into ADP is an inorganic phosphate group, often abbreviated as Pi. This reaction releases energy, which is captured as 7 kcal/mol, but the physical products are ADP and an inorganic phosphate group.

The Abbreviated Form of the Equation for Breaking the Phosphoanhydride