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[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

However, plants still absorb 90% of green light and green light holds the highest proportion of the energy radiated by the sun

Did you mean reflect?

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

No. The green you perceive from plants is the 10% green spectrum that the plant did not absorb.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Green leaves usually absorb between 80-90% of green light

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