When photosynthetic pigments are extracted from the chloroplasts of green plants, they have a higher tendency to fluoresce than pigments within intact chloroplasts. Explain this phenomenon.

Photosynthetic Pigments

Molecules that absorb specific wavelengths of light and are utilized by plants and other photosynthetic organisms to capture energy from the sun.

Fluoresce

The property of absorbing light of one wavelength and then emitting light of a longer wavelength, visible as a bright glow under certain conditions.

Chloroplasts

Organelles found in plant cells and eukaryotic algae that conduct photosynthesis, converting light energy into chemical energy.