Question

If you expose a photosynthesizing plant to water that contains both radioactive h and radioactive o, in which of the products of photosynthesis will the radioactive h and o show up? if you expose a photosynthesizing plant to water that contains both radioactive h and radioactive o, in which of the products of photosynthesis will the radioactive h and o show up? h in glucose and water; o in o2 h in glucose; o in water h in water; o in glucose h and o both in glucose

Answer 1

I think the answer is H in glucose and water and O in O2. Photosynthesis is the process in which green plants and other organism convert light energy to chemical energy which is used in activities within the organism. Water that is exposed to the plant reacts with carbon dioxide to produce sugar and oxygen. The radioactive O will hence show up in the oxygen molecule and the radioactive H shows up in the sugar/ glucose molecule.