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  4. In the overall process of photosynthesis, the number of CO2, water, sugar and O2 molecules utilized and produced is

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Q. In the overall process of photosynthesis, the number of $CO_{2}$, water, sugar and $O_{2}$ molecules utilized and produced is

AMUAMU 2012Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

Solution:

A) To produce one molecule of sugar, totally $6$ molecules of $CO _{2}$ and $12$ molecules of water are required.
B) $18$ molecules are consumed and $13$ molecules are produced.
C) For $1$ glucose (sugar) molecule, $6$ molecules of $CO _{2}, 12$ molecules of water are required. The total number of molecules involved is $6+12+1+6+6=31$.
D) Hence, $31$ molecules are involved in the overall process of photosynthesis.