- The molecular formula for chlorophyll is C55H72O5N4Mg! *chlorophyll-a* (extremely long, i know...) or C55H70MgN4O6 *chlorophyll-b*
- Chlorophyll is made up of 5 carbons, 72 hydrogens, 5 oxygens, 4 nitrogens, and 1 magnesium atom.
- My molecule is made up of Metals, such as magnesium, nonmetals, such as hydrogen , carbon, oxygen and nitrogen, but no metalloids.
- The physical properties of Chlorophyll are 1) colors range from green to black paste, 2) they are insoluble in water, and 3) stable under ordinary conditions.
- Chlorophyll is an oil/liquid at room temperature.
- My molecule would be considered organic since it naturally occurs in nature.
- C55H72O5N4Mg = 891.59g/mol
- Carbon % = 74.1% & Hydrogen % = 7.9% & Oxygen % = 9.0% & NItrogen % = 6.3% & Magnesium % = 2.7%.
- There are a multitude of bonds in this molecule so I will generalize the polarity.
- Carbon and hydrogen bonds are covalent bonds.
- Carbon and Oxygen bonds are polar covalent bonds.
- Carbon and nitrogen bonds are covalent bonds.
- Magnesium and nitrogen bonds are ionic bonds.
- There are multiple different varieties of chlorophyll,such as chlorophyll a , b , c, and d.
- The creation of chlorophyll allowed life to form on land because before a proper 'Ozone layer" was formed, the sun would almost instantly kill all life that was washed on land. (be grateful)
- Chlorophyll A and B give green algae its green color.
- The main differences between a & b are the frequency that they absorb.
- Chlorophyll also give us an incite to how life had transitioned from unicellular life to multicellular life through the common ancestor of Chlamydomonas (singe celled green algae) and Volvox .
- Chlorophyll A & C also help Phaeophyta (brown algae) photosynthesis in deep waters where the phaeophyta do not come in contact with an ample amount of sunlight.
http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/chlrphyl/chlrphyl.html
Chlorophyll 3d ball structure:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chlorophyll-a-3D-balls.png
Space filling structure:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Chlorophyll-c1-3D-spacefill.png
Chlorophyll-a & chlorophyll-b formulas :
*CRC handbook* http://www.fptl.ru/biblioteka/spravo4niki/handbook-of-Chemistry-and-Physics.pdf