2007-04-10 18:03:54 · 3 answers · asked by Hey hey 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
leaves in plants contain two differnt types of chloropyll, chlorophyll a and b. Chlorophyl a absorbs blue-violet light at around 480 nm and red light at around 680nm, chlorophyl b absorbs simular light wavelengths.
They do NOT absorb green light, they reflect it, thats why they appear green in colour
2007-04-11 04:04:29 · answer #1 · answered by johnferguson1989 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chlorophyll absorbs the least visible light in the range ~470 - ~650. This corresponds to the high end of blue(blue-green), green, yellow, and orange. See the reference chart. It is very simple.
2007-04-10 18:17:57 · answer #2 · answered by vandergraaff27 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
green and not much yellow
See the absorption spectra here:
http://www.altavista.com/image/results?itag=ody&q=chlorophyll+spectrum&kgs=1&kls=0
2007-04-10 18:10:09 · answer #3 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋