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Why are all of the pigments not visible in a typical leaf?

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The set of Wavelength is absorbed by pigment. So in a typical leaf some pigment can’t be visible.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are mainly three types of key pigments in photosynthesis. These three key pigments are Chlorophyll a, Chlorophyll b, and β-carotene. Those set of wavelengths which is not absorbed by pigment and finally it is reflected and that reflected light is what we see as a color.

The reason behind color of plant looking green because it contains huge amount of chlorophyll a and b molecule. It reflects the green light.

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