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What is the chemical equation( formula ) of the reaction of photosynthesis

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The process of photosynthesis is commonly written as: 6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2.

Step-by-step explanation:

This means that the reactants, six carbon dioxide molecules and six water molecules, are converted by light energy captured by chlorophyll (implied by the arrow) into a sugar molecule and six oxygen molecules, the products.

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