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Chlorophyll

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Any coloured substance or object absorbs all light apart from that colour.

A matt black surface will absorb all light. Lampblack is a simple example.

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Chlorophyll in the chloroplast absorbs red and blue light from sun light and is converted into chemical energy.

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These compounds are chlorophylls from chloroplasts.

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accessory pigments

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