Thread: why chlorophyll is green?

why chlorophyll is green? i thought black absorb light better

It has to do with the ligh absorbed by the chlorophylls and other pigments (which is not green).



The green light is around 550 nm wavelength.

Chlorophyll is a complex biomolecule containing magnesium. The molecule contains
special ring shaped structures that capture preferred wavelengths of light. Green is not "captured" so it is reflected back to our eye. I do know that plants may contain modified chlorophyll and other pigments to take advantage of the type of light available to them.

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I might be wrong. BUT i believe i have heard of non-green chlorophyll. correct me if im wrong though.

Originally Posted by Chisco1389

I might be wrong. BUT i believe i have heard of non-green chlorophyll. correct me if im wrong though.

Some bacteriochlorophyll is purple/brownish. As far as I know though, chlorophyll a and b are the only ones found in plants, and chlorophyll d found in cyanobacteria is green as well.

There are plants that aren't green but this isn't due to a difference in their chlorophyl, it's the effect of other pigments present (Different plants will have different levels of carotenoids, like beta-carotene that can have a huge effect on the colour). Or, in some cases parasitic plants have almost no pigment at all.