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water from photosynthesis
which process in the photosynthesis produce water?
the light-dependent reaction or the light-independent reaction??
how is water being produced?
then why the equation of photosynthesis invovle water on the right hand side
6CO2 + 12 H2O ---> 6 C6H12O6 + 6 O2 + 6 H2O
2 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
photosynthesis DOES produce water
but since it takes in water as well
sometimes we ignore the water that photosynthesis produce
6CO2 + 12 H2O ---> 6 C6H12O6 + 6 O2 + 6 H2O
in light dependent stage
light energy splits H20 into H atoms and O2
in light independent stage
H atom combines with CO2 to form glucose as the first product
24H + 6CO2 ---> C6H12O6 + 6H20
therefore water is formed in light independent stage
2007-05-11 19:10:36 補充:
actually why we sometimes ignore the water that photosynthesis produce is because we assume that the photosynthetic water is used by the plant again in next photosynthesis
- ArfuralaLv 61 decade ago
Photosynthesis DOES NOT produce water, it USES water.
In the light-dependent reaction, water is being 'split up' by the light energy absorbed by chlorophyll, to produce oxygen gas and hydrogen ions. Oxygen is relseased as a by-product of photosynthesis, and hydrogen ions are carried by coenzymes (NADP) into the light-independent reaction.