Question

What is the role of sodium bicarbonate solution to experiment photosynthesis?

Answer 1

In aquatic environment submerged hydrophytes like Hydrilla take up dissolved CO2 and utilize it in the photosynthetic reaction. Gaseous CO2 is not available in water. CO2 has good solubility in water. Of the three places where carbon is stored—atmosphere, oceans, and land biosphere—approximately 93 percent of the CO2 is found in the oceans. The atmosphere has the smallest amount of carbon.Read more.A good class-room experiments can be done that that sodium-bicarbonate (baking soda)readily supplies CO2 to plans like Hydrilla and boost photosynthesis as evidenced by a spurt in O2 bubble evolution.