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Assertion : Red light of visible spectru...

Assertion : Red light of visible spectrum contains high energy.
Reason : Green light of visible spectrum contains low energy than red light.

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

Both Assertion and Reason are false

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The correct Answer is:
D

Energy is opposite to the wavelength of visible light . So, red light of visible spectrum contains low energy , while blue light contains hight energy , Due to this reason , absorption of blue lgiht excites the chlorophyll molecules to a high energy state than the absorption of red light.
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