2006-11-01 08:04:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
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Photosynthesis uses the energy of light to make the sugar, glucose. A simple general equation for photosynthesis follows.
6 CO2 + 12 H2O + light → C6H12O6 + 6 O2 + 6 H2O
Carbon Dioxide + Water + Light energy → Glucose + Oxygen + Water
2006-11-01 08:07:36 · answer #1 · answered by DanE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Photosynthesis is a 2 part process consisting of the light dependent and light independent reactions. In the light dependent reactions, light is used to split water to make oxygen gas and a hydrogen gradient for ATP synthesis. That ATP and NADPH is used in the light independent reaction, also called Calvin Bensin Cycle, to fix carbon from carbon dioxide into a 5 carbon molecule called ribulose biphosphate, RuBP. So the hydrogen in the glucose actually comes from RuBP.
2006-11-01 08:13:45 · answer #2 · answered by echinate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-01 08:05:50 · answer #3 · answered by Fire_God_69 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-01 08:07:12 · answer #4 · answered by The Cheminator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋