The hypothesis that all photosynthetic organisms require a source of hydrogen was given by

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Solution

The correct option is A Van Niel
Van Niel in 1931 proposed the hypothesis that all photosynthetic organisms require a source of hydrogen and in plants this source is water and the oxygen is evolved by the splitting of water.
(a) Van Niel observed that green sulphur photosynthetic bacteria fixed carbon dioxide in presence of hydrogen sulphide.
(b) Oxygen was not evolved instead globules of sulphur was formed.

So, the correct option is 'Van Niel'.

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