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$3 \mathrm{CO}_2+9 \mathrm{ATP}+6 \mathrm{NADPH}+$ water $\rightarrow$ Glyceraldehyde $3-$ phosphate+9ADP+6 $\mathrm{NADP}^{+}+8 \mathrm{Pi}$.
Analyse the above reaction and answer the following questions
(a) How many molecules of ATP and NADPH are required to fix one molecule of $\mathrm{CO}_2$ ?
(b) Where in the chloroplast does this process occur?
Analyse the above reaction and answer the following questions
(a) How many molecules of ATP and NADPH are required to fix one molecule of $\mathrm{CO}_2$ ?
(b) Where in the chloroplast does this process occur?
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(a) 2 molecules of ATP for phosphorylation and two molecules of NADPH for reduction are required to fix one molecule of $\mathrm{CO}_2$
(b) The calvin cycle occurs in the stroma of the chloroplast.
(b) The calvin cycle occurs in the stroma of the chloroplast.
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