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Solved 2023 Question Paper ICSE Class 10 Biology — Question 1

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Write the overall chemical equation for photosynthesis.

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Balanced chemical equation representing the process of photosynthesis is given below:

6CO2+12H2Ochlorophylllight energyC6H12O6+6H2O+6O26\text{CO}_2 + 12\text{H}_2\text{O} \xrightarrow[\text{chlorophyll}]{\text{light energy}} \text{C}_6\text{H}_{12}\text{O}_6 + 6\text{H}_2\text{O} + 6\text{O}_2 \uparrow