Assuming that sucrose is produced by the reaction


The sun supplies energy at a rate of about 1.0 kilowatt per square meter of surface area (1 watt  1 J/s). The plants in an agricultural field produce the equivalent of 20. kg of sucrose (C12H22O11) per hour per hectare (1 ha  10,000 m2). Assuming that sucrose is produced by the reaction: 12CO2(g)+11H2O(l) yields C12H22O11(s)  12O2(g); delta H=5640kj calculate the percentage of sunlight used to produce the sucrose- that is, determine the efficiency of photosynthesis.

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