Study the structures of the chlorophylls and carotenoids and

Study the structures of the chlorophylls and carotenoids and predict the relative polarity of each set of pigments below. List each set in order of increasing polarity.

a) chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b

b) lutein, neoxanthin, violaxanthin, beta-carotene

Solution

for part b) neoxanthin, > violaxanthin, > lutein, ...sorry for the forgotten in previous answer !!!!