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Why doesn't chlorophyll absorb green?
Why doesn't chlorophyll absorb green?
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The chlorophyll molecule actually absorbs red and blue light and reflects green light, and the reason it absorbs certain colors of light and reflect other colors is because of its chemical structure. Many things with colors, such as paints, have colors because they have molecules with rings of carbon atoms.