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What happens when a photon from sunlight strikes a chlorophyll a molecule?
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∙ 9y ago
When a photon strikes a pigment molecule such as chlorophyll, the energy from the photon is passed to the chlorophyll. This energy then continues to pass between molecules until it hits the reaction center, where the reaction of photosynthesis' glucose creation occurs.
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∙ 9y agoWhen the chloroplast is hit with sunlight, the chlorophyll and other pigments react to the light. This then tells the right organelles to create the sugars needed to fuel the plant.
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∙ 11y agoChlorophyll molecules are enerziged and electrons from chlorophyll are released for photolysis of water.
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What is the first most immediate thing that happens when light strikes a chlorophyll molecule?
When light strikes a chlorophyll molecule, electrons in the chloroplast get excited.
What happens to sunlight that strikes a leaf but is not trapped by chlorophyll?
It is reflected (including the green frequencies that we see), or warms the leaf (it can be given off as infrared radiation or be carried away by air circulation).
What has to happen to replace the electrons released by chlorophyll?
Electrons are replaced with splitting water when light strikes chlorophyll.
Sunlight energy is trapped by chlorophyll located in the?
thylakoid membransethis answer is the right one! i looked it up multiple times. it is not the electron transport chain because energy in the electron transport chain strikes ELECTRONS and not chlorophyll.:Di hope this helped explain the difference
What is the role of chlorophyll in light dependent reaction?
the photon strikes the chlorophyll releasing an electron.
What is the first most immediate thing that happens when light strikes a chlorophyll molecule?
When light strikes a chlorophyll molecule, electrons in the chloroplast get excited.
Describe what happens when sunlight strikes chlorophyll?
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What is the first most immediate thing that happens when light strikes chlorophyl molecule?
When light strikes a chlorophyll molecule, electrons in the chloroplast get excited.
When sunlight strikes chlorophyll the cell can make food for the?
plant
What happens when light strikes green light pigments?
The green pigment found in photosynthetic plants is called chlorophyll; it is responsible for converting sunlight.
Electrons within certain chlorophyll molecules are elevated to a higher energy level when sunlight strikes a?
strikes the photosystems that consist of many secondary chlorophyll and b karotenes which pass the energy to the reaction centre which is a primary chlorophyll.
What happens to sunlight that strikes a leaf but is not trapped by chlorophyll?
It is reflected (including the green frequencies that we see), or warms the leaf (it can be given off as infrared radiation or be carried away by air circulation).
What layer does sunlight strikes first?
The Earth's layer that sunlight strikes first is the ozone layer.
What has to happen to replace the electrons released by chlorophyll?
Electrons are replaced with splitting water when light strikes chlorophyll.
What happens to sun light that strikes a leaf but is not trap by the chlorophyll?
It is either transmitted or reflected. Often, different portions of the light do both.
What heppens when light strikes green plant pigments?
electrons become excited
What strikes the equator more directly?
sunlight
