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Which is the correct color matching in chromatogram?(a) Chlorophyll a – yellow-green(b) Chlorophyll b – yellow-orange(c) Xanthophyll – yellow(d) Carotenoids – bright or blue-greenThis question was posed to me during an online interview.This interesting question is from Pigments Involved in Photosynthesis topic in portion Photosynthesis in Higher Plants of Biology – Class 11

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Right option is (C) XANTHOPHYLL – yellow

To explain: Xanthophyll shows a yellow COLOR. Chlorophyll a shows bright or BLUE – green color whereas chlorophyll b shows yellow – green. Carotenoids SHOW varying color from yellow to yellow – orange.



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