Question

ASAP Please Help

The rate of photosynthesis can be measured as the volume of oxygen released by a
plant per minute. The number of bubbles of gas released per minute from waterweed is
counted.

a. The gas collected in this experiment is not pure oxygen. Suggest a reason for this.

Answer 1

Answer:

The gas will be released.

Explanation:

In this experiment the solution used is sodium bicarbonate to increase the CO2 content for photosynthesis process.

So the gas released will not be only pure oxygen but also CO2 which is provided by the sodium bicarbonate solution.