What is the relationship between oxygen and photosynthesis?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-12T20:30:23

The process of photosynthesis produces oxygen.

Explanation:

The overall equation for photosynthesis is:
$6 C O_{2} + 6 H_{2} O \to C_{6} H_{12} O_{6} + 6 O_{2}$ $6CO_2 + 6H_2O -> C_6H_12O_6 + 6O_2$

The oxygen created during photosynthesis is created when light energy is used to split water molecules. This is called the light reaction .

$2 H_{2} O \to 2 H_{2} + O_{2}$ $2H_2O -> 2H_2 + O_2$

Here is a video which discusses the process of photosynthesis and shows an experiment in which the rate of oxygen production is influenced by available $C O_{2}$ $CO_2$ levels in water.

The glucose is formed by a separate process called the Calvin cycle.

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