photolysis of water
What photolysis of water means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
Water splits into protons, electrons and oxygen, and the electrons replace those lost from chlorophyll.
Water is split, releasing electrons to replace those lost, protons and oxygen as a by-product.
Topics that use photolysis of water
- Photosynthesis (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Photosynthesis (OCR A-Level)
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