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Q.Which pair correctly matches a photosynthetic pigment with its widely cited empirical formula?

(a) Chlorophyll a -- C55H70MgN4O6C_{55}H_{70}MgN_4O_6
(b) Chlorophyll b -- C55H72MgN4O5C_{55}H_{72}MgN_4O_5
(c) Chlorophyll a -- C55H72MgN4O5C_{55}H_{72}MgN_4O_5
(d) Carotene -- C40H56O2C_{40}H_{56}O_2
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Chlorophyll a, the primary pigment present at the reaction centre of both photosystems, is widely cited with the empirical formula C₅₅H₇₂MgN₄O₅. Chlorophyll b, differing by one formyl group, is cited as C₅₅H₇₀MgN₄O₆ (not C₅₅H₇₂MgN₄O₅, which is chlorophyll a's formula, ruling out option (a) and (b) as stated). Carotene's formula is the hydrocarbon C₄₀H₅₆, …

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