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How is oxygen generated in photosynthesis?

Answer 1

Benjamin Alvin

See below.

The equation for photosynthesis:

#6CO_2 + 6H_2O → C_6H_12O_6 +6O_2#

The carbon and oxygen in #6CO_2# contribute to forming glucose (#C_6H_12O_6#) as well as the hydrogen from the water.

The oxygen is produced from the splitting of the #H_2O# molecule and is a waste product.

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Answer 2

Nicholas Ahn

The process of photolysis, which takes place during the light-dependent reactions in photosynthesis, produces oxygen. Light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll molecules in the chloroplasts, energizing electrons and splitting water molecules into oxygen, protons (H+ ions), and electrons. The reaction yields released oxygen molecules.

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