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In the movie, Tim says that chlorophyll traps photons. What are photons?

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Answer:

a basic particle representing a quantum of energy

Step-by-step explanation:

hey there,

< I'm not exactly sure if you're referring to a specific movie or not, but photons do have a lot to do with photosynthesis. Photons have one general definition but do mean something a little bit different in chemistry vs. biology. Here, I'm going to give you the chemistry meaning of a photon (it is the same with biology, just think of plants instead of electricity!):

A photon of light is emitted by an atom when an electron within the atom transitions to a lower energy level.

That definition has to do with electrons and orbitals, so I hope you already know what those are but if you don't, you can ask me! >

Hope this helped! Feel free to ask anything else.

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Answer:

Photon is a light energy from sunlight.

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