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Much of the suitability of atp as an energy intermediary is related to the instability of the bonds between the phosphate groups. these bonds are unstable because __________.

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The bonds are unstable because the phosphate group that is negatively charged would repel each other or would not attract each other. With this, instability, it would be the terminal group of the molecule that is more stable in water as compared in ATP.
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