Solution to PS 5 #1


O2 is produced exclusively durng the light reactions of photosynthesis.  Both atoms of O2 come from  H2O.  Labeled H218O and C18O2 can be used to trace the fate of particular oxygen atoms:
 
CO2 + 2H2O* -->  (CH2O) + O2* + H2O


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