Combustion vs. Cellular Respiration

[Helen Struble 2F]

Theoretically, is the enthalpy of the reaction for the break down of glucose the same whether it is combusted or broken down in a more controlled manner like in cellular respiration?

[Ritu Gaikwad 2E]

The enthalpy of the reaction for glucose in a combustion reaction versus one with cellular respiration is completely dependent on what the other reactants it is interacting with and the relative bond energies of those reactants and products.

[Frank He 4G]

The enthalpy of the reaction for glucose in a combustion reaction versus one with cellular respiration is completely dependent on what the other reactants it is interacting with and the relative bond energies of those reactants and products.

If the net reaction still simplifies down to the same thing, why would the enthalpies be different?

[peteryim]

Technically, since energy is conserved, the change in overall free energy would be the same. However, there are many other factors that come into play, such as entropy.

[Shrayes Raman]

Enthalpy would be the same, but the energy is released in different forms.

[Ruby Richter 2L]

So it would be the same because the path or the details don't matter in the equation?