Chlorophyll was first isolated and named by ____:

Q. Chlorophyll was first isolated and named by ____:
Answer: Caventou and Pelletier
Notes: Chlorophyll was first isolated and named by Joseph Bienaimé Caventou and Pierre Joseph Pelletier in 1817. It is a chemical found in the chloroplasts of plants that allows the plant to absorb light. Energy from the light is used in photosynthesis to make glucose.

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