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because adp is missing a phosphate group and thus cannot carry as much energy as adenosine triphosphate.

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Does ADP store more energy than ATP?

No, ATP stores more energy than ADP. ATP (adenosine triphosphate) has three phosphate groups, while ADP (adenosine diphosphate) has two. The additional phosphate group in ATP provides more energy storage potential.


How do ATP and ADP differ in amount of potential energy?

ADP has less potential energy than ATP has. In fact, there are 7.3 kc less energy in ADP than in ATP.


How do ADP and ATP differ in amount of potential chemical energy?

ATP has higher potential chemical energy compared to ADP due to the presence of an extra phosphate group in ATP. This extra phosphate group allows ATP to store and release energy more readily during cellular processes. When ATP is hydrolyzed to ADP, energy is released and can be used by the cell for various functions.


Do cells have more ATP or ADP?

ATP has much more energy than ADP because it has one more phosphate bond which contains energy.


What is the difference between ADP and ATP?

ADP (adenosine diphosphate) has two phosphate groups, while ATP (adenosine triphosphate) has three phosphate groups. The addition or removal of a phosphate group between ADP and ATP is important in cellular energy transfer. ATP is the primary energy carrier in cells, while ADP is the result of ATP losing a phosphate group during energy release.


Why is ADP more stable than ATP?

Adensosine Di-Phosphate is at a lower energy configuration than Adenosine Tri-Phosphate. When we have the hydrolysis reaction of ATP such that ATP+H20→ADP+Inorganic Phosphate+Energy, the Inorganic Phosphate has more stability as the split off phosphorus has more resonance configurations to achive stability. Also, the phosphate groups of ATP are repelled by the negative charges on theconsecutiveoxygen's bonded tophosphorus, thus ATP is much more stable than ADP. As a result, ATP→ADP is an important process as it isspontaneous as the splitting reaction into smaller molecules wants to occur, and would thus release stored energy which was originally needed to convert ADP→ATP.


How does ATP differ from ADP?

ATP (adenosine triphosphate) has three phosphate groups attached, serving as the cell's primary energy carrier. When one phosphate group is cleaved off, ATP becomes ADP (adenosine diphosphate), releasing energy that cells can utilize for various functions. ADP can be converted back into ATP through cellular respiration processes.


What structural difference between ATP and ADP is the number of what groups?

Phosphate Groups.ADP is Adenosine diphosphate (di as in two)ATP is Adenosine triphosphate (tri as in three)So ATP has one more phosphate molecule than ADP.


How is the main differences between ADP and ATP important in the way a cell stores energy?

ADP has two phosphate groups while ATP has three phosphate groups. Each phosphate group stores energy, so ATP would store more energy than ADP.


When you are rested do you have ATP or ADP?

More ADP, as ATP is constantly being used. ATP is being quickly broken down i.e. one phosphate is "ripped off" and used leaving ADP


How is ADP related to ATP?

it is the ratio of the ADP and ATP produced in a cell, based on the viable conditions of the cell. A proliferating cell produces more ATP than ADP. This even inlcudes cancerous cells that are proliferating out of contorl. Meanwhile, cells that are undergoing apoptosis, or natural programmed cell death, or cells that are undergoing necrosis, or death induced by harsh environmental factors, have more ADP compared to ATP because the cell is not proudcing ATP while hydrolyzing the remaining ATP into ADP. ATP, by the way, is one of the molecules that is used for energy to carry out tasks in cells.


Is removing phosphate from ATP to form ADP known as phosphorylation?

Phosphorylation is the addition of a phosphate to ADP to form ATP. ADP + P = ATP Dephosphorylation is the removal of a phosphate from ATP to form ADP. ATP - P = ADP