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Prof HS Shankar - Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay

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Respiration<br />

MAJOR CHEMICAL REACTIONS AT WORK<br />

(CH 2 ON x P y S z K y Q) n + nO 2 + nH 2 O + Micro-organisms =<br />

Photosynthesis<br />

nCO 2 + 2nH 2 O + Mineral (N, P, S, K,Q) + Energy<br />

nCO 2 + 2nH 2 O + Minerals (N,P, S,K,Q) + Sunlight =<br />

<strong>Chemical</strong> Mineral weathering<br />

CO 2 + H 2 O = HCO 3 - + H +<br />

[CH 2 ON x P y S z K y Q] n + nO 2 + nH 2 O<br />

Primary mineral + CO 2 + H 2 O = M +n + n HCO 3 - + soil/sand/clay

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