APES – Tree Bagging Supplemental Sheet
Consider that the formula for photosynthesis may be taken to be
6 CO2 + 12 H2O yields
C6H12O6 + 6 O2 + 6 H2O
Do the following calculations and show your work:
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1. How many moles of water were in your bag?
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2. How many moles of glucose would have been produced?
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3. What is the mass of the glucose?
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4. Estimate the number of leaves on a tree and then calculate the amount
of glucose it would produce in the same amount of time your bag was on
the tree.
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5. Calculate the amount of oxygen the above tree would produce in the same
amount of time.