Blowing on a glass of water does not produce glucose and oxygen because the process of photosynthesis requires not only carbon dioxide and water, but also chlorophyll, light energy, and the complex cellular machinery found in plants. Simply introducing carbon dioxide through breath does not provide the necessary conditions for the complete biochemical pathway of photosynthesis to occur.
the chemical equation for photosynthesis
6CO2+6H2O→C6H12O6+6O2
suggests that blowing on a glass of water placed in a sunbeam will produce glucose and oxygen. Compare the chemical equation to the actual process of photosynthesis and explain why no reaction will occur if someone were to blow on a glass of water in a sunbeam. Explain your answer in 1–2 sentences.
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