Question

How many carbon atoms combine in the photosynthesis reaction?(1 point)
Responses

6
6

12
12

2
2

1

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
2 hours ago

In the photosynthesis reaction, specifically in the overall balanced equation:

[ 6 , \text{CO}_2 + 6 , \text{H}2\text{O} \rightarrow C_6H{12}O_6 + 6 , \text{O}_2 ]

six carbon atoms are combined to form one molecule of glucose ((C_6H_{12}O_6)). Therefore, the correct response is:

6