Q31 / 180 · NEET 2020 (Phase 2) · Botany
During non-cyclic photophosphorylation, when electrons are lost from the reaction centre at , what is the source which replaces these electrons?
- AOxygen
- Correct answerBWater
- CCarbon dioxide
- DLight
Solution
Photolysis of water: It is a light-mediated oxidation process associated with characterized by the splitting of a water molecules into electrons, hydrogen ions and oxygen. The electrons released during photolysis are accepted by of , which has lost its electron due to excitation. The ions released are used to reduce to that enters the dark reaction of photosynthesis. The reaction is as follows:
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.