Given below is the experimental set-up to establish that one of the atmospheric gases is essential for photosynthesis in plants.
  1. Name the atmospheric gas which is essential for photosynthesis.
  2. What is kept in watch-glass in figure 'a' and why?
  3. Write the balanced chemical equation for the process of photosynthesis.
  4. When do the desert plants takeup carbon dioxide and perform photosynthesis?
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Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants with the use of sunlight synthesizes nutrients from water and Carbon dioxide gas. Plants with the presence of the green pigment chlorophyll are entitled to perform photosynthesis and as a bi product releases oxygen.
  1. The gas that is used in the process of photosynthesis is Carbon dioxide.
  2. The chemical compound which is kept inside the glass container is anhydrous Pottassium Hydroxide or KOH.
  3. Balanced chemical equation for photosynthesis:
$6\text{CO}_2\ +\ 6\text{H}_2\text{O}\xrightarrow{\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ }\text{C}_6\text{H}_{12}\text{O}_6\ +\ 6\text{O}_2$
  1. Desert plants work hard to make use of what's available. They use the sun's energy to convert carbon dioxide $\left( CO _2\right)$ and water $\left( H _2 O \right)$ into sugar, a process called photosynthesis. During this process, stomata on a plant's leaves and stems open to absorb carbon dioxide from the air and in return release oxygen.
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