Biochemistry 4th Edition by Christopher Mathews,Kensal van Holde, Dean Appling, Spencer Anthony Cahill

Exercise 5

The flux of solar energy reaching the earth's surface is approximately 7J/cm 2 s. Assume that all of this energy is used by a green leaf (10 cm 2 in area), with the maximal efficiency of 35%. How many moles of hexose could the leaf theoretically generate in an hour You may use 600 nm for an average wavelength.