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Question
Answer the following:
Give the overall chemical equation of photosynthesis in green plants.
Solution
Chemical equation of photosynthesis :
\[\ce{6CO2 + 12H2O->[Sunlight][Chlorophyll]C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O}\]
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