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Which parts of the spectrum does chlorophyll a absorb best? answers?

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A simple version of everything is Red and Blue Light.

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Chlorophylls (green pigments of the plant) absorb light most strongly in the blue portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, but also the red portion. On the other hand, chlorophylls are a poor absorber of green portions of the spectrum, which it reflects and thus produce the green color of chlorophyll-containing tissues (that’s how plants are green).

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