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Why do leaves appear green?
Why do leaves appear green?
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Leaves appear green because they contain a pigment called chlorophyll. This pigment absorbs all wavelengths of white light from the sun except green. The green is not absorbed, rather it is reflected back, thus everything with chlorophyll appears green.
Leaves appear green because they contain a pigment called chlorophyll. This pigment absorbs all wavelengths of white light from the sun except green. The green is not absorbed, rather it is reflected back, thus everything with chlorophyll appears green.
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