From what I understand from my grade 11 biology:
During the light-dependent stage of photosynthesis, water molecules split, producing hydrogen and oxygen atoms. The oxygen atoms are basically “waste products”— used by mitochondria for respiration after being inhaled. These H+ ions are then taken by a hydrogen carrier (i.e. NADP+) to form NADPH (which is necessary for the light-independent stage). Where do these H+ ions suddenly just come from?
From what I’ve understood so far, the H+ ions are now “in” the NADPH.
I’m confused as to how in the light-independent stage, the carbon dioxide (CO2 molecules) can combine with the H+ ions to form glucose. I thought that these H+ ions had already got “converted” to form NADPH? Or is it something like only some of the H+ ions are necessary for NADP+ to form NADPH?