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... energy from the Sun as chemical energy and then , only incidentally to the photochemical process , release that energy as electri- cal energy . This reaction occurs in the solar battery , used to supply the power in satellites and space ...
... energy from the Sun as chemical energy and then , only incidentally to the photochemical process , release that energy as electri- cal energy . This reaction occurs in the solar battery , used to supply the power in satellites and space ...
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... energy that is absorbed by chlorophyll pigments in green plants and stored as chemical energy in organic products , espe- cially carbohydrates . The chemical energy and electrical energy used by brain cells , for example , were once sun ...
... energy that is absorbed by chlorophyll pigments in green plants and stored as chemical energy in organic products , espe- cially carbohydrates . The chemical energy and electrical energy used by brain cells , for example , were once sun ...
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... energy absorbed by these pigments , however , must be passed to chlorophyll before conversion to chemical energy can occur . Various plastoquinone compounds found in the lamellae are involved , as are the cytochromes , in the elec- tron ...
... energy absorbed by these pigments , however , must be passed to chlorophyll before conversion to chemical energy can occur . Various plastoquinone compounds found in the lamellae are involved , as are the cytochromes , in the elec- tron ...
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