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What happens to electrons when pigments in photo-systems 2 absorb light?
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∙ 9y ago
Light or photons are little packets of energy. When this energy is absorbed by an electron it boots the electrons energy and the electron jumps to a higher orbital shell position (which must be vacant of its electron). The electron can only do this when the energy needed for the jump and the energy in the incoming photon match. Thus specific colours of light are absorbed depending on the element present.
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Light or photons are little packets of energy. When this energy is absorbed by an electron it boots the electrons energy and the electron jumps to a higher orbital shell position (which must be vacant of its electron). The electron can only do this when the energy needed for the jump and the energy in the incoming photon match. Thus specific colours of light are absorbed depending on the element present.
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∙ 6y agoLight or photons are little packets of energy. When this energy is absorbed by an electron it boots the electrons energy and the electron jumps to a higher orbital shell position (which must be vacant of its electron). The electron can only do this when the energy needed for the jump and the energy in the incoming photon match. Thus specific colours of light are absorbed depending on the element present.
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What are cluster of chlorophyll called?
Photosystems Photosystems
Is the beginning of photosynthesis pigments in photosystem absorb light?
Yes, that is correct. The light energy excites electrons in photosystems and these electrons enter the electron transport chain to make ATP. These electrons eventually end up in NADPH and photosystems are replenished with electrons obtained from splitting water.
Light excites in photosynthetic pigments?
Light excites two sets of photosynthetic pigments. These are photosystem 1 (PS1) and photosystem 2 (PS2). PS1 is excited by photons at about 700 nanometers, while PS2 is excited at about 680 nanometers.
What happens when pigments absorb light?
the electrons of the pigment molecules excite, then the energy dissipates as heat.
Why are there several structurally different pigments in the reaction centers of photosystems?
This setup enables the plant to absorb light energy of a variety of wavelengths.
All about orgenelle?
Pigments in the orgenelle absorb the sun's energy, which excites the electrons.
Do plants have adaptations that maximise light absorbsion?
One of the main adaptions is the range of pigments that absorb the light in plants. From the standard P680 and P700 pigments ( named for the absorption spectrum, in nanometers, they pick up in ) in the two photosystems to many different pigments in the array of pigments surrounding the reaction center. These pigments absorb light outside the red and blue range and they become visible when the leaves of plants turn colors in the fall.
Antennalike energy-harvesting unit in a thylakoid?
Antenna pigments, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoids, that are light harvesting antennas in the thylakoid. After the antenna pigments absorb light energy and transformed as chemical energy then transfered to the reaction center complex.
Which substance in plants absorb Energy in the photosystems?
Chlorophyll
How do accessory pigments differ from chlorophyll a?
Accessory Pigments absorb energy that chlorophyll a does not absorb.
What happens to chlorophyII's electrons when they absorb sunlight?
ii have no idea (:
What happens when chlorophyll absorps a proton?
They are not absorbing protons. They absorb only electrons.
