Define a Photochemical reaction. Give one example.

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Solution

The reaction that occurs with the absorption of light is called $a photochemical reaction$ .

Example: $P h o t o s y n t h e s i s$

$6 C O_{2} + 12 H_{2} O c h l o r o p h y l l - ----- \to s u n l i g h t C_{6} h_{12} O_{6} + 6 H_{2} O + 6 O_{2}$

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