4.1 Photosynthesis

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An investigator measured the rate of photosynthesis in a suspension of the green alga Chlamydomonas at different light intensities. They used a photosynthesometer to measure the distance moved by an air bubble in a capillary tube over a period of 25 minutes25\text{ minutes}25 minutes at each light intensity.

The table below shows the results of this investigation:

Light intensity (klx\text{klx}klx)Distance moved by bubble in 25 minutes25\text{ minutes}25 minutes (mm\text{mm}mm)Rate of bubble movement (mm hour−1\text{mm}\,\text{hour}^{-1}mmhour−1)
2.04.510.8
4.09.021.6
6.012.5RRR
8.015.036.0
10.015.537.2

Calculate the value of R R\,R in the table. Show your working.

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