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photolysis
a process whereby molecules of water may have their hydrogen split from the oxygen, because of light energy present on chlorophyll
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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Photolysis is a part of photosynthesis, which occurs in the granum of the chloroplast. In photolysis the light absorbed by the chlorophyll is turned into chemical energy which is used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.
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Water photolysis
The NADPH is the main reducing agent in chloroplasts, providing a source of energetic electrons to other reactions.
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Hill reaction The splitting of a molecule of water during the light reactions of photosynthesis; the photolysis of water.
hilum Scar on a seed indicating where it was attached to the ovary.
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