Question

Please ಠ_ಠ Help me explain in detail how photosynthesis follows the law of conservation of mass AND the law of conservation of energy.

Answer 1

The law of conservation of mass states that in a chemical reaction, mass is neither created nor destroyed. That means, the total mass for the reactants needs to equal the total mass of the products. The reactants for photosynthesis are 6 carbon dioxide, 6 water and sunlight. The mass of these reactants adds to equal the mass of the products, which are 1 glucose and 6 oxygen. There are equal amounts of each atom on both sides of the chemical equation. The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed. This is a little more confusing because energy (sunlight) is a reactant in the equation and not a product, so it had to go somewhere. Energy can be converted from one form to another. In the case of photosynthesis, energy is converted from sunlight into glucose. Glucose is a carbohydrate which is a molecule that the body can break down for energy

Answer 2

The law of conservation of mass states that in ALL chemical reactions, matter is neither created nor destroyed.

The law of conservation of energy states that in ALL chemical reactions, energy is neither created nor destroyed.

Photosynthesis is a chemical reaction so it must obey the above laws.

You can see that no mass is created or destroyed because all the atoms present before the reaction are present in the same quantities after the reaction.

No energy is created or destroyed either. Light energy is simply converted into chemical energy.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

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