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What is the optimum wavelength of light absorbed by chlorophyll and why?
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∙ 13y ago
The optimum wavelength of chlorophyll is 430nm (in a light spectrum of 380nm-750nm going in 10 incements)
We did a lab and it required us to determine the optimum wavelength of chlorophyll by testing the absorbance of light in 10nm increments from 380nm-750nm.
Optimum wavelength is the wavelength of light that is absorbed best by a substance.
So when we tested all the wavelngths 380-750 in 10 increments (380,390,400,410,420....) 430 had the highest absorbance.
we used a Spec 20 machine to find the absorbance.
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