Which of the following reaction expresses Van Niel reaction for photosynthesis?
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a
CO2+H2O→Light CH2O+O2
b
2H2A+CO2 →Light 2A+CH2O+H2O
c
6CO2+12H2O→Light C6H12O6+6H2O+6O2
d
6CO2+6H2O →Light C6H12O6+6O2
answer is B.
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Van Niel, a microbiologist mile stone contribution was made for photosynthesis. Based on his studies of purple and green bacteria, he demonstrated that photosynthesis is essentially a light-dependent reaction in which hydrogen from a suitable oxidisable compound reduces carbon dioxide to carbohydrates. This can be expressed by: H2A +CO2→Light2A+ CH2O+H2O