No, its not a reactant nor a product.
It is conducting the reaction. It is similar to a baker in a bakery
Chlorophyll is actually a catalyst, an enzyme that facilitates the chemical reaction but is not changed by the reaction. When writing the photosynthesis equation out, the word 'chlorophyll' is often written over the "yields" arrow to indicate "in the presence of chlorophyll yields".
Word equation for photosynthesis: carbon dioxide + water ---in the prescence of sunlight and chlorophyll --> glucose + oxygen Balanced symbol equation: 6CO2 + 6H2O ---> C6H12O6 + 6O2 Therefore the reactant gas is carbon dioxide and the product gas is oxygen.
Water is a reactant in photosythesis that is a liquid.
Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll, chlorophyll performs photosynthesis.
Chlorophyll absorbs sunlight in photosynthesis.
Chlorophyll is NOT really a catalyst. The presence of chlorophyll in the absence of light does not catalyze photosynthesis. Chlorophyll plays a part in photosynthesis, it captures light energy.
Glucose is a product of photosynthesis and a reactant in cellular respiration.
Chlorophyll is the pigment needed in order to undergo photosynthesis. Chlorophyll is what absorbs the light.
Chlorophyll is an essential factor for the process of Photosynthesizing. Without Chlorophyll, Photosynthesis cannot happen.
Carbon dioxide :)
Glucose is a product.
The equation for photosynthesis is: 6CO2 + 12H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O This could be simplified to (and is usually seen as): 6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2. From the equations above, it could be seen that sunlight is not a reactant in photosynthesis. Reactants are substances that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction. Sunlight does not; hence sunlight is not a reactant in photosynthesis.