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Photosynthesis converts CO2 and H2O into sugar and releases oxygen. 6H2O(l) + 6CO2(g) --> C6H12O6(s) + 6O2(g). You see that you are going to have to ask the person posing this question exactly what they mean by "main raw material" because the balanced equation shows that the same number of water and carbon dioxide molecules are participating. If the word "main" means "heaviest" to that person, then, carbon dioxide molecules, weighing 44 g/mol and water molecules weighing 18 g/mol. would mean that the heavier component would be carbon dioxide.

I believe that I would argue that no type of photosynthesis would proceed without light so, the main raw material is light energy.

This is one of those questions for which there is no perfectly correct answer. Getting a strong argument from you is the goal. Be sure you are able to back up your answer.

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