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The oxygen atoms released during photosynthesis originate in what reactant(s)1) the water and carbon dioxide2) the water only3) the carbon dioxide

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The oxygen atoms released during photosynthesis are given by water molecules, which also give after this process, the formation of glucose. So the answer is 2) the water only.

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