How do solar panels compare to light dependent reactions of photosynthesis?

Answer 1

Plants are living and use cells such as chloroplast to make energy where as solar panels do not use cells.

Solar panels do not require glucose, oxygen, or carbon dioxide to produce energy; instead, they use living cells like the previously mentioned chloroplasts to produce energy through the following equation: glucose + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water + energy.

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Answer 2

Sebastian Alvarado

While both processes involve the absorption of light energy, they serve different purposes and work on different principles. Solar panels use the photovoltaic effect to convert sunlight into electricity, while the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis convert light energy into chemical energy in the form of ATP and NADPH, which are used to fuel the Calvin cycle to produce glucose.

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