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Water is essential for Light DEPENDANT reactions, because the plant needs the hydrogen ions from the H20 to perform photosynthesis.

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Photosynthesis is the conversion of carbon dioxide and water into a sugar called glucose using sunlight energy. Water is key.

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As a photon of light hits the electrons of chlorophyll they are put into an excited state where they enter photosystem II. Water is split to replace these electrons in chlorophyll.

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