Question

In photosynthesis and respiration, energy is converted from one form to another. Light is a form of radiant energy. Glucose and ATP molecules store chemical energy. In the photosynthesis chemical equation, does the radiant energy of the Sun act as a reactant or a product? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

acts as a reactant because you need sunlight to have photosynthesis occur.

Answer 2

the sun is an reactant, because a reactant is a substance that a participates in the reaction and whose constituents can be seen in the chemical products of the reaction