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3CO(2)+9ATP+6NADPH+ water to Glycerald...

`3CO_(2)`+9ATP+6NADPH+ water ` to ` Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate +9ADP+6NADP+8Pi.
Analyse the above reaction and answer the following question.
(a) How many molecules of ATP and NADPH are required to fix one molecule of `CO_(2)` ?
(b) Where in the chloroplast does this process occur ?

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(a) 3ATP and 2NADPH
(b) Matrix (stroma) of chloroplast
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