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Manish Bhardwaj
Mar 16, 2014

The glucose and oxygen react together in the cells to produce carbon dioxide and water. The reaction is called aerobic respiration because oxygen from the air is needed for it to work.

Here is the word equation for aerobic respiration:

Glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water (+ energy)

(Energy is released in the reaction. We show it in brackets in the equation because energy is not a substance.)

#C_6##H_12##O_6# + 6#O_2# → 6C#O_2# + 6#H_2#O

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