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NEET 2020
Exam
NEET
Year
2020
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

NEET 2020 · Botany · Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

During non-cyclic photophosphorylation, when electrons are lost...

During non-cyclic photophosphorylation, when electrons are lost from the reaction centre at PSIIPSII, what is the source which replaces these electrons?

Options

  1. AOxygen
  2. BWater
  3. CCarbon dioxide
  4. DLight

Correct answer

B. Water

Step-by-step solution

Photolysis of water: It is a light-mediated oxidation process associated with PSIIPSII characterized by the splitting of a water molecules into electrons, hydrogen ions and oxygen. The electrons released during photolysis are accepted by P680P680 of PSIIPSII, which has lost its electron due to excitation. The H+{H}^{+} ions released are used to reduce NADPNADP toNADPH+H+NADPH + {H}^{+} that enters the dark reaction of photosynthesis. The reaction is as follows:

2H2O→Mn+2,Ca+2,Cl−SunlinghtO2+4H++4e−2{H}_{2}O\mathop{\to}_{{Mn}^{+ 2}, {Ca}^{+ 2}, {Cl}^{-}}^{Sunlinght}{O}_{2} + 4{H}^{+} + 4{e}^{-}

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