The process by which plants use energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose (sugar) and oxygen is called photosynthesis.

List the chemical equation for photosynthesis using the symbols for the products and reactants listed below:

Carbon dioxide - CO2

Glucose - C6H12O6

Oxygen- O2

Sunlight- sunlight

Water- H2O

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The chemical equation for photosynthesis can be represented as follows:

\[ 6 , \text{CO}_2 + 6 , \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{sunlight} \rightarrow \text{C}6\text{H}{12}\text{O}_6 + 6 , \text{O}_2 \]

In this equation:

  • 6 molecules of carbon dioxide (CO₂) and 6 molecules of water (H₂O) are combined using sunlight to produce 1 molecule of glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) and 6 molecules of oxygen (O₂).
It’s not a enqation

I apologize for the confusion. Here's the chemical equation for photosynthesis formatted properly:

\[ 6 , \text{CO}_2 + 6 , \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{light energy} \rightarrow \text{C}6\text{H}{12}\text{O}_6 + 6 , \text{O}_2 \]

This indicates that six molecules of carbon dioxide (CO₂) and six molecules of water (H₂O), along with light energy, react to produce one molecule of glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) and six molecules of oxygen (O₂). Thank you for your understanding!