What was the outcome of Jan Ingenhousz's experiment with an aquatic plant?
What was the outcome of Jan Ingenhousz's experiment with an aquatic plant?
Small bubbles were formed around the green parts in bright sunlight
Small bubbles were formed around the green parts in the dark
No bubbles were formed around the green parts in bright sunlight or in the dark
Large bubbles were formed around the green parts in bright sunlight
Solution
In an elegant experiment with an aquatic plant, Jan Ingenhousz showed that in bright sunlight, small bubbles were formed around the green parts while in the dark they did not. Later he identified these bubbles to be of oxygen, hence showing that it is only the green part of the plants that could release oxygen.