Photosynthesis In Higher Plants Question 236
Question: Photolysis of water by isolated chloroplasts was demonstrated by [AIEEE 2004]
Options:
A) Robin Hill
B) Van Niel
C) Liebig
D) Calvin
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Robert Hill (1939) first of all showed that if chloroplasts extracted from leaves of stellaria media and Lamium album are suspended in a test tube containing suitable electron acceptor e.g., potassium ferrooxalate and potassium ferricyanide, $ O_2 $ is released due to photochemical splitting of water.
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