Water is oxidized to oxygen at the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II and released into the lumen of the thylakoid and diffuses out of the chloroplast.

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This statement is true. During the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis, water is oxidized at the oxygen-evolving complex in the thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts, releasing oxygen into the thylakoid lumen. The oxygen can then diffuse out of the chloroplast and into the surrounding environment.

Water Is Oxidized to Oxygen at the Oxygen-Evolving Complex of Photosystem