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Published on: August 14, 2026
Identify the colour of the following pigments in the chromatogram.
A
Chlorophyll 
Chlorophyll a - yellow; Chlorophyll b - bright/blue-green; Xanthophylls - yellow-green; Carotenoids - yellow to yellow-orange
Chlorophyll a - yellow; Chlorophyll b - bright/blue-green; Xanthophylls - yellow-green; Carotenoids - yellow to yellow-orange B
Chlorophyll 
Chlorophyll a - yellow-green; Chlorophyll b -Blue-green; Xanthophylls - yellow to yellow orange; Carotenoids - yellow
Chlorophyll a - yellow-green; Chlorophyll b -Blue-green; Xanthophylls - yellow to yellow orange; Carotenoids - yellow
C
Xanthophylls Chlorophyll a-Bright/blue-green; Chlorophyll b - yellow-green; Xanthophylls - yellow; Carotenoids - yellow to yellow-orange
D
Carotenoids Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Chlorophyll a - yellow to yellow-orange; Chlorophyll b - yellow; Xanthophylls -bright/blue-green; Carotenoids - yellow-green
Chlorophyll a - yellow to yellow-orange; Chlorophyll b - yellow; Xanthophylls -bright/blue-green; Carotenoids - yellow-green
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
A chromatographic separation of the leaf pigments shows that the colour that we see in leaves is not due to a single pigment but due to four pigments: Chlorophyll 
(bright or blue green in the chromatogram), chlorophyll 
(yellow green), xanthophylls (yellow) and carotenoids (yellow to yellow-orange).
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