What happens to the oxygen that is formed when water molecules are split during photolysis

Esteban Verbel asked May 15, 2022

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What happens to the oxygen

that is formed when water molecules
are split during photolysis

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Since photolysis is the splitting of molecules by light, the oxygen that is formed mostly supplies the oxygen in our atmosphere.

Kong answered May 20, 2022

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