The chlorophyll in green leaves has its absorption maximum at a wavelength of680 nm. Assume that the concentration of chlorophyll in leaves is 1.04*10-3mol/L and that the absorption cross section, o(A=680 nm), of chlorophyll is3.79*10-16 cm?/molecule. Determine the relative intensity of light at 680 nmthat travels through a leaf of 0.0200 cm thickness. Give your answer in %.

Absorption cross section = 3.79 × 10-19 cm2 / molecule

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