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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?
BiologyPhotosynthesis in Higher Plants
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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.

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