NEET 2011 Biology question

Which one of the following is essential for photolysis of water ?

(1)ManganeseCorrect
(2)zinc
(3)copper
(4)Boron

Answer: (1)

Solution

Photolysis of water (splitting of into , electrons and ) occurs at the oxygen-evolving complex on the lumen side of photosystem II. This complex requires manganese (Mn) along with

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