When the terminal phosphate linkage in ATP is broken using water, what is the amount of energy released?

Correct option is A

Correct Answer: A 30.5 kJ/mol

Explanation:

• When the terminal phosphate bond in ATP is hydrolyzed, it releases 30.5 kJ/mol of energy.
• This energy is due to the high instability of the phosphoanhydride bond, which breaks down to form ADP and inorganic phosphate (Pi).

Information Booster:

•  ATP hydrolysis powers cellular activities.
• Energy release is coupled with endergonic reactions.
• Hydrolysis relieves electrostatic repulsion.
• ADP and Pi are stabilized by resonance.
•  ATP synthesis occurs in mitochondria.