Question

Suppose that a small plant, through photosynthesis, has generated 12 trillion molecules of glucose. based on what you know about the process of photosynthesis, the cell has generated _______ molecules of oxygen.

Answer 1

The reaction involved in a photosynthesis is expressed as: 6CO2+12H2O+light->C6H12O6+6O2+6H2O. As when can see, there is a 1:6 ratio of the glucose and oxygen products. So, producing 12 trillion glucose would mean the O2 generated is 6 of the glucose and is equal to 72 trillion molecules of O2.