Question

Write down the chemical equations for the manufacture of food in green plants

Answer 1

Answer:

• 6CO2+6H2O=C6H12O6+6O2

Explanation:

Carbondioxide in addition with water in the presence of chlorophyll and sunlight get converted into starch and liberates oxygen gas.

Answer 2

The chemical equation for the photosynthesis that takes place in green plants is as follows:

 

6CO2 + 6H20 + (energy = ATP) → C6H12O6 + 6O2

i.e.(Carbon dioxide) + (water) + (energy from light) produces (glucose) and (oxygen)

The plants use the water from the soil and the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in the presence of sunlight (it helps in the splitting of water molecules or photolysis) to produce glucose molecules.

Each mole of glucose produced, requires 6 moles carbon dioxide and 6 moles water. The oxygen produced as a by-product is used by plants for its respiration and by other organisms for breathing.