How does photosynthesis work?

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Nam D.
Jun 22, 2018

Through chemical reactions of course...

Explanation:

Photosynthesis is a complex series of reactions, mostly redox reactions, to produce #"ATP"# or the energy-carrying molecule throughout the plant. Usually however, we simplify the most important part of the equation, so that it simplifies into just:

#6CO_2(g)+6H_2O(l)stackrel("sunlight")stackrel("chlorophyll")->C_6H_12O_6(aq)+6O_2(g)uarr#

Beyond that, there are mainly three steps. They are glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain #("ETP")#.

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