In a light-dependent phase, the hydrogen ions are picked up by a compound NADP to from ___.

NADPH

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ATP

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Proteins

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Proteins and carbohydrates

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Solution

The correct option is A
NADPH

The net-reaction of all light-dependent reactions in oxygenic photosynthesis is:

2H₂O + 2NADP⁺ + 3ADP + 3P_i → O₂ + 2NADPH + 3ATP

Thus NADP acts as a final electron acceptor and gets converted into NADPH.

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