carbon dioxide
The Carbon in Glucose made by plants comes from the Carbon in the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) gas in the air.
The carbon atoms in glucose molecules produced by plants during photosynthesis primarily come from carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. Through the process of photosynthesis, plants absorb CO2 through small openings in their leaves called stomata. Using sunlight as energy, they convert the absorbed carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen, effectively transforming inorganic carbon into organic molecules.
To create three glucose molecules, it would require a total of 72 carbon atoms because each glucose molecule contains 6 carbon atoms. So, 6 carbon atoms x 3 glucose molecules = 18 carbon atoms for each individual glucose molecule, and 18 carbon atoms x 3 = 72 carbon atoms in total.
The formula for glucose is C6H12O6. This means that six carbon atoms can be found within one molecule of glucose, as well as twelve hydrogens and six oxygens. In, for example, photosynthesis, carbon dioxide is involved in a complex series of reactions that form glucose from those molecules, as well as from hydrogen atoms from water. If 54 molecules of carbon dioxide, and thus 54 atoms of carbon, were used in photosynthesis, nine molecules of glucose would be formed, thus meaning that all of the carbon atoms would become glucose. Therefore, all of the carbon atoms can potentially become part of glucose.
The source of carbon atoms for glucose molecules in a plant is carbon dioxide (CO2) obtained from the air during photosynthesis. Through the process of photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide and water and use sunlight to convert them into glucose and oxygen.
19.86 x 1019 carbon atoms (just times it by 6, the number of carbon atoms in one glucose molecule)
Oxygen from carbon dioxide, and hydrogen from water, enter through the leaves and roots, and are used to make glucose
Carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide.
Glucose is not made of carbon dioxide. Glucose is a simple sugar molecule composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. The carbon atoms in glucose are typically derived from carbon dioxide during the process of photosynthesis in plants.
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During photosynthesis, carbon atoms from carbon dioxide are converted into glucose through a series of chemical reactions. The carbon atoms become part of the glucose molecules and are stored in the plant's tissues.