2006-07-14 02:17:29 · 8 answers · asked by keep smiling... 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Well the previous answers give you the definition... Here is some etymology for you to understand it better.
Chromophore from the Greek "Chroma"=colour and the verb "Phero"=to bear, carry. Thus a group which is responsible for the colour of a compound is called a chromophore (colour-bearing group)
Chromogen from the Greek "Chroma"=colour and the verb "genno"=give birth to, produce.
Substances which can be converted into pigments or dyes (can produce coloured groups) are called chromogens
2006-07-14 03:53:10 · answer #1 · answered by bellerophon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chromophore:
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A chromophore is the part (or moiety) of a molecule responsible for its color.
When a molecule absorbs certain wavelengths of visible light and transmits or reflects others, the molecule has a color. A chromophore is a region in a molecule where the energy difference between two different molecular orbitals falls within the range of the visible spectrum. Visible light that hits the chromophore can thus be absorbed by exciting an electron from its ground state into an excited state.
Chromogen
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It's a substance capable of conversion into a pigment or dye.
2006-07-14 02:22:48 · answer #2 · answered by hatezfate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chromogens
2016-11-13 05:12:54 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chromophore - molecule that is detected spectroscopically
chromogen - parent molecule of dye
i do assays with AChE and DTNB so DTNB anion is the chromophore, and the chromogen is DTNB
2006-07-14 03:33:03 · answer #4 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
chro·mo·phore (krm-fôr, -fr) KEY
NOUN:
A chemical group capable of selective light absorption resulting in the coloration of certain organic compounds.
chro·mo·gen (krm-jn) KEY
NOUN:
Chemistry A substance capable of conversion into a pigment or dye.
Biology A strongly pigmented or pigment-generating organelle, organ, or microorganism.
2006-07-14 02:40:58 · answer #5 · answered by dago1717 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chromogen is the substance which capable to convert itself into a pigment or dye
Chromophore is unsaturated group which is responsible for the colour of the substance
2016-11-13 08:17:23 · answer #6 · answered by Rohit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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what are chromophores and chromogens?
2015-08-06 16:55:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
colour compound
2015-07-09 20:41:54 · answer #8 · answered by gulfaraz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋