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Why do chlorophylls appear green?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Because it is reflecting green waves of light. This is how we see. The light that is reflected from an object is what is seen and the other wavelengths we do n ot see are absorbed by the object.

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