This is a flask of chlorophyll under UV light. Chlorophyll is green. Why is the chlorophyll solution red?

Where do the absorption spectrum and action spectrum differ?

Explain the difference between the absorption and action spectra?

What can you conclude from these data? Is this an absorption spectrum or action spectrum?

What can you conclude from these data?

Carotenes (Rf=1.0)
Chlorophyll a (Rf=0.2)
Chlorophyll b (Rf=0.1)
Xanthophyll 1 (Rf=0.61)
Xanthophyll 2 (Rf=0.72)
Xanthophyll 3 (Rf=0.78)

• The solvent front is marked with the magenta line. How many pigments can you identify?