Which one of the following first discovered the role of light in photosynthesis?
A
Sachs
B
lngenhousz
C
Priestley
D
Senebier
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Correct option is B)
Jan Ingenhousz wrote the photosynthesis equation after discovering light energy was needed for plants. Jan Ingenhousz - the Dutch scientist is best known for discovering photosynthesis by showing that light is essential to the process by which green plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen.