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Photosynthesis is a set of chemical reactions that plants and other organisms use to make chemical energy in the form of sugar.
Plant growth stimulant that increases growth rate.
Like any chemical reaction, photosynthesis has reactants and products. Overall, the reactants of photosynthesis are carbon dioxide and water, while the products of photosynthesis are oxygen and glucose (a sugar).
Here’s a closer look at the products of photosynthesis and the balanced equation for the reaction.
The reactants for photosynthesis are carbon dioxide and water, while the products are the sugar glucose and oxygen.
Balanced Chemical Equation for Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis actually involves many chemical reactions, but the net balanced equation is that six moles of carbon dioxide react with six moles of water to produce one mole of glucose and six moles of oxygen.
Light from the Sun provides the activation energy for the reaction. Sometimes light is listed in the balanced equation as a reactant, but it’s usually omitted.
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