When light hits a pigment, what happens to the energy from a photon?

a. It is reflected from an electron of the pigment molecule.
b. It is transferred to an electron of the pigment molecule.
c. It is transmitted through an electron of the pigment molecule.
d. It is transmitted and reflected from an electron of the pigment molecule.


Ans: b. It is transferred to an electron of the pigment molecule.

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