Background and context
Photosynthesis is the process in which the chloroplast of the plant cell traps the sunlight using the chlorophyll pigments present in them. The sun is the ultimate source of energy where the light energy is converted to the chemical energy of nutrient molecules in the plant cell. Organisms like plants, cyanobacteria, and algae exhibit photosynthesis.
The photosynthetic process has carbon dioxide and water as the reactants and produces an end product carbohydrate. Sunlight acts as a major source of energy where electrons are removed from the water molecule and energised by solar energy. An enzyme called NAD+ transfers the high energy electron to the carbon dioxide molecule, resulting in the formation of a carbohydrate molecule. The given diagram shows the equation of photosynthesis.
