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The reaction for photosynthesis is:

6CO2 + 6H20 + Sunlight => C6H12O6 (glucose) + 6O2

6 molecules of Carbon dioxide and 6 molecules of Water are converted into 1 molecule of glucose sugar and 6 molecules of Oxygen.

This means that if there is either a shortage of water molecules or carbon dioxide molecules the reaction could only run so far before it ran out of "raw materials" to produce glucose and oxygen.

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water is a reactant in photosynethesis and therefore the reaction to make the end product (glucose and oxygen) will not take place. Therefore, lowering the rate of photosynthesis.

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