Q.

Identify the technique which is used to separate leaf pigments like chlorophylls, xanthophylls, carotenes.

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a

X-ray diffraction

b

Radiography

c

Electrophoresis

d

Paper chromatography

answer is A.

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Paper chromatography is used to separate the leaf pigments of any green plant. 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 a, chlorophyll b, xanthophylls and carotenes. 

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