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3CO _2 +9ATP +6NADPH + Water\rightarrow glyceraldehyde 3 -phosphate + 9 ADP + 6 NADP ^+ + 8 Pi



Analyse the above reaction and answer the following question

a. How many molecules of ATP & NADPH are required to fix one molecule of CO2 ?
b. Where in the chloroplast does this process occur?
 

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a. 2 molecules of NADPH are required for the reduction process of carbon dioxide, whereas and 3 molecules of ATP are required to
    carry out the process of phosphorylation. These, in turn, will fix one molecule of carbon dioxide.


b. The process occurs in the stroma.

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