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• always involves bond formation
• A + B -> AB
• basis of anabolic activities in blood cells
• involve both synthesis and decomposition
• bonds are both made and broken
• parts of the reactant molecules change partners
What are the major types of CHEMICAL REACTIONS?
SYNTHESIS
DECOMPOSITION
• occurs when a molecule is broken down
• AB -> A + B
• bonds are broken, essentially reverse synthesis
EXCHANGE
REDOX
• the basis of all reactions in which food fuels are turned into energy (ATP is produced)
• electrons are exchanged between the reactants
•AB + C -> AC + B
• AB + CD -> AD + CB
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