1 g dry algae absorbs 7.4×10-3 mole of CO2 per sec by photosynthesis
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Problem
1 g dry algae absorbs 7.4×10-3 mole of CO2 per sec by photosynthesis. If the fixed carbon atoms were all stored after the photosynthesis as starch (C6H10O5)n, the time required in sec for absorption of CO2 by algae to double its own mass.