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Why do plants give oxygen?

Updated: 8/9/2023
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8y ago

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so we can live.

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Josianne Prohaska

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15y ago

Oxygen is waste product of plant respiration in light as Carbon dioxide and water are combined to make sugars and other carbohydrates like starch and cellulose (wood) The normal formula you find in textbooks is 6 CO2 + 6 H20 ---> C6H1206 + 6O2 that is 6 molecules of carbon dioxide + 6 of water + sunlight go to 1 molecule of glucose and 6 molecules of oxygen. The glucose is then used to make things like starch and cellulose.

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11y ago

1. Because electrons need to transfering energy is obtained by photolysis of water. This produces oxygen. 2H2O-->O2+4H+ +2e

2. The first step of photosynthesis is related to the photolysis of water and O2 is released as bye product of photosynthesis

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Anna Mbango

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During photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) from the air and soil. Within the plant cell, the water is oxidized, meaning it loses electrons, while the carbon dioxide is reduced, meaning it gains electrons. This transforms the water into oxygen and the carbon dioxide into glucose.

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14y ago

Oxygen is given off by plants from the product of photosynthesis.

6CO2 + 6H20 ---> C6H12O6 + 6O2

Carbon dioxide + Water + Sunlight produces Sugar + Oxygen

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Photosynthesis

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13y ago

plants need oxygen to breathe at night

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