NADP - nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
In photosystem I, electrons get their energy from the absorption of light by chlorophyll molecules. When light is absorbed, it excites the electrons in the chlorophyll, allowing them to move through a series of electron carriers in the photosystem to generate energy for the production of ATP and NADPH during photosynthesis.
The event that accompanies energy absorption by chlorophyll or other pigment molecules of the antenna complex is the excitation of electrons. When light energy is absorbed by the pigment molecules, their electrons get excited to a higher energy state. This excited state is essential for the subsequent transfer of energy to the reaction center of the photosystem for further processing.
The energy that excites electrons in chlorophyll comes from sunlight. Specifically, chlorophyll absorbs light energy from the sun, which is then used to power the process of photosynthesis.
An electron is excited
Most plants get their energy from the sun via absorption via their Chlorophyll.
As red and blue light energy is absorbed by Chlorophyll electrons in outer shell are excited & raised to a higher energy level.
As red and blue light energy is absorbed by Chlorophyll electrons in outer shell are excited & raised to a higher energy level.
The first process in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis is photon absorption by chlorophyll molecules in the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast. Absorbed photons then excite electrons in chlorophyll, initiating the transfer of these high-energy electrons through a series of protein complexes known as the electron transport chain.
They absorb photons.
the electrons gain a huge amount of energy
Chlorophyll a is also called chlorophyll 680 due to its peak absorption of light at a wavelength of 680 nm. This specific absorption wavelength corresponds to the optimal energy level needed for chlorophyll a to carry out the process of photosynthesis efficiently.
The role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis is the absorption of light allowing the plant to obtain energy from the light. Chloroplasts are the organelles in the plant that store the chlorophyll.