Chapter 11, Problem 11.6PS

Summary Introduction

To explain: The basis of the observation made by Priestly in his mint and mouse experiment and to identify the relevance of his experiment to the early understanding of the nature of photosynthesis.

Introduction: Joseph Priestley was a British scientist. He performed the mint and mouse experiment to answer his question about why things burned and why a mouse loses consciousness in a closed jar. In this experiment, he placed a lit candle, a mint plant and a mouse in a sealed jar. His observations based on the experiment were of great significance.