Can you name the reactants and products of photosythesis?
Photosynthesis uses light energy and carbon dioxide to make triose phospates (G3P). G3P is generally considered the prime end-product of photosynthesis. It can be used as an immediate food nutrient, or combined and rearranged to form monosaccharide sugars, such as glucose, which can be transported to other cells, or packaged for storage as insoluble polysaccharides such as starch. A general equation for photosynthesis is: 6 CO2(gas) + 12 H2O(liquid) + photons → C6H12O6(aqueous) + 6 O2(gas) + 6 H2O(liquid) carbon dioxide + water + light energy → glucose + oxygen + water When written as a word equation the light energy appears above the arrow as it is required for photosynthesis but it is not actually a reactant. The equation is often presented in introductory chemistry texts in simplified form as:[2] 6 CO2(gas) + 6 H2O(liquid) + photons → C6H12O6(aqueous) + 6 O2(gas) Photosynthesis occurs in two stages. In the first phase light-dependent reactions or photosynthetic reactions (also calle
