Question

explain how the hydrolysis of ATP can convert potential energy into kinetic energy.

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The hydrolysis of ATP can convert potential energy into kinetic energy as follows:

There are mainly two forms of energy:

one is potential energy - the stored energy is called as potential energy.

second is kinetic energy - energy which is associated with work.

The energy which is stored in the form of ATP is a type of potential energy.

kinetic energy is the energy that is associated with moving matter.

The molecule of ATP is made from a 5 -carbon sugar that is ribose attached to nitrogenous base adenine & a group of three phosphates.

The bond which is present in three phosphate groups is phosphoanhydride bond.when hydrolysis occurs there is breakdown of that bond takes place.with release of energy

if there is hydrolysis of ATP occurs, then it occurs on third phosphate to liberate the potential energy that can be used to do work.

when hydrolysis of ATP occurs ,then there is release of energy as well as formation of ADP & inorganic phosphate takes place.

ATP    $\rightarrow$ ADP + iP + energy