Energy is stored in the body in adenosine triphosphate, ATP, which is formed by the reaction between adenosine diphosphate, ADP, and dihydrogen phosphate ions.
$\mathrm{ADP}^{3-}(\mathrm{aq})+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{PO}_{4}^{2-}(\mathrm{aq}) \longrightarrow \mathrm{ATP}^{i-}(\mathrm{aq})+\mathrm{H}_{2} 0(\ell)$
$\Delta H^{\circ}=38 \mathrm{~kJ}$
Is the reaction endothermic or exothermic?