Because the question does not ask photosynthesis, I answer in
the meaning of general chemistry:
Light just provides energy for a reaction; usually, photons (the
light particles) make electrons of the matter to excitate, thus
changing the reaction conditions.
Otherwise, in photosynthesis, light-dependent reactions produce
a proton (H+) gradient flow through thylakoid membrane, thus
spinning the ATPase enzyme subunits, thus producing ATP. Besides
this, ferredoxin and NADPH is produced. Ferredoxin is very
important for certain specific enzymatic reactions and NADPH is the
carrier of reduction force (it can give a hydrogen to a
chemical/metabolite, for example to malonic acid)