why does a green leaf appear green in white light
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That's because pigments absorb some wavelengths of light and reflect others. A yellow pigment is one that absorbs all of the wavelengths of light except yellow. ... If it reflected all light, then it would be white. So plants are green because chlorophyll reflects green light.
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