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I know its because both reduction and oxidation take place, but what exactly is reduced and oxdised?
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I know its because both reduction and oxidation take place, but what exactly is reduced and oxdised?
I know its because both reduction and oxidation take place, but what exactly is reduced and oxdised?
6CO2 + 6H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6O2
Oxidation states:
In carbon dioxide, O=-2, C=+4
In water, H=+1, O=-2
In glucose, C=0, H=+1, O=-2
In oxygen, O=0
So the oxidation state of carbon has reduced from +4 to 0, this is reduction.
The oxidation state of oxygen has increased from -2 to 0 (as O2), this is oxidation.
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I know its because both reduction and oxidation take place, but what exactly is reduced and oxdised?
I know its because both reduction and oxidation take place, but what exactly is reduced and oxdised?
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in simple terms: h20 is broken down into 02, 2H+ and 2e-. Electrons are carried by electron acceptors on thylakoid membranes. These e-s are passed down to other electron acceptors on the membrane. these charged electrons reduce electron acceptors when they obtain them and oxidise the electron acceptors that pass this e-. Overall you'd get redox reactions occurring on these thylakoid membrane proteins ( in the light dependant reaction!)
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Yep
Yep
if so, I made a -->thread<-- Specifically for A2 bio! (you can still ask bio qs regardless of your exam board tbh its all the same
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Anyone doing A2 biology Edexcel 8BI01-9BI01 or IAL edexcel biology, feel free to join the thread that I have made
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I know its because both reduction and oxidation take place, but what exactly is reduced and oxdised?
I know its because both reduction and oxidation take place, but what exactly is reduced and oxdised?
Not sure exactly why, but pretty much any reaction that occurs is redox because reduction and oxidation refer to the gain and loss of electrons by species, and if one species loses electrons, another must gain them, as the electrons must go somewhere.
Also, photosynthesis is a lot more than just '6CO2 +6H2O--> C6H12O6 + 6H2O'.
There are loads of intermediates and steps, all involving reduction and oxidation. For example NADP+ is reduced at the end of the electron transport chain to form NADPH. And NADPH is oxidised in the Calvin Cycle.
It's difficult to talk about the Chemistry behind Biological concepts due to the fact Biology oversimplifies things, especially at a pre-university level.
Sorry I haven't really helped much but yeah...
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