. Does chlorophyll a or chlorophyll b have a greater number of “conjugated” double bonds, or do they have the same number? Draw the structure of chlorophyll b and using a colored highlighter, indicate which of the double bonds are “conjugated”.

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1. Does chlorophyll a or chlorophyll b have a greater number of “conjugated” double bonds, or do they have the same number? Draw the structure of chlorophyll b and using a colored highlighter, indicate which of the double bonds are “conjugated”.

 

2. What is the main functional group in THF (tetrahydrofuran)? Is THF more polar or less polar than IPA (also called: isopropyl alcohol, isopropanol, or 2-propanol)?

3.If you mistakenly used hexanes-THF (2:1) for eluting the carotene pigments from your chromatography column, will they elute faster or slower than if you had correctly used hexanes-THF (10:1)? Explain

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