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Describe the structure of a chlorophyll molecule.

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1. Chlorophyll molecules have a tadpole like structure. It consists of Mg-Porphyrin head (hydrophilic Head) and (Lipophilic tail) Phytol tail.
2. The Porphyrin head connsists of four pyrrol rings linked together by C-H bridges.
3. Each pyrrole r
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