The balanced chemical equation representing the process of photosynthesis is:
[tex]6 CO_{2} +12H_{2}O-->C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}+6O_{2}[/tex]
The reactants in the process of photosynthesis are [tex]CO_{2}[/tex]and H[tex]H_{2}O[/tex] and the products of the reaction are glucose [tex]C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}[/tex] and oxygen [tex]O_{2}[/tex]. Oxygen is the nonpolar covalent gas which is released in the process of photosynthesis. The reactant [tex]CO_{2}[/tex] is a nonpolar covalent gas while the other reactant water[tex]H_{2}O[/tex] has polar covalent O-H bonds.
In the balanced chemical equation, the number of each type of element must be equal on both sides of the reaction.