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Chlorophyll 'a' and 'b' shows minimum absorption in

A

Blue region

B

Red region

C

Blue and red regions

D

Yellow and violet regions

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C
The absorption spectrum of chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b indicate that these pigments mainly absorb blue and red light. Action spectrum shows that maximum photosynthesis takes place in blue and red regions of spectrum.
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