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Assertion : Chlorophyll appears green.
Reason : It absorbs light mainly in the region of green part of light spectrum.
Reason : It absorbs light mainly in the region of green part of light spectrum.

A

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Asseration

B

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

C

Assertion is true , but Reason is false

D

Assertion is false, but Reson is true

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The correct Answer is:
C

Chlorophyll molecules appear green to our eyes because they absorb visible light mainly in the region of red and blue parts of light spectrum , so some of the light enriched in green wavelength ,(i.e. about 5.50 nm ) is reflected into our eyes.
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