Oxygen produced during photosynthesis is a waste product. Is it true? Justify.

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Oxygen is released not as a waste but as a byproduct in the process of photosynthesis.
During photosynthesis, the chlorophyll pigments absorb solar energy from sun and break down water molecules. Breaking of water molecule releases hydrogen ion (H+) and oxygen. The H+ ions accumulate to produce ATP and the oxygen is released free out of the plant body.

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