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HOW does ATP store its energy?

My AP Bio teacher said that it is due to the phosphate groups repelling each other, and the energy being released when they are able to fly apart. Is this true? I'm thinking it's bogus.
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Not really "repelling" each other, but energy can be stored in the form of a bond. If the products of a reaction have bonds that are _lower_ in energy than the reactants, energy will be released, and you can say that energy was stored in the bonds of the reactants.