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> Real plants do photosynthesis through a physical process (nit) it is more accurate to call this a biological process, or chemical process Saying "physical p
by tantalor 3mo ago
> Real plants do photosynthesis through a physical process
(nit) it is more accurate to call this a biological process, or chemical process
Saying "physical process" makes me think of inclined planes, free-body diagrams, and EM fields.
- roughly 3mo agoIt's all physics at the bottom. Nature doesn't have APIs.
- vitally3643 3mo agoYes, except parent is correct. Physcial and chemical mean very different and specific things in this context. Calling photosynthesis a physical reaction is flatly incorrect no matter how you want to look at it. It is a physics reaction, sure, but "physical reaction" specifically means a Newtonian mechanical, reversible process at the macro scale. A "chemical reaction" specifically means a (trivially) irreversible quantum/atomic reaction involving chemical bonds at the atomic/molecular scale.