Fluorescence involves the following steps EXCEPT: A. The molecule absorbs light which forms an excited molecule. B. The molecule loses some rotational and vibrational energy in collisions with other molecules, ending in the lowest vibrational state of the excited electronic level. C. The molecule emits a photon. D. The excited molecule undergoes intersystem crossing.

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Fluorescence involves the following steps EXCEPT:
A. The molecule absorbs light which forms an excited molecule.
B. The molecule loses some rotational and vibrational energy in collisions with other molecules, ending
in the lowest vibrational state of the excited electronic level.
C. The molecule emits a photon.
D. The excited molecule undergoes intersystem crossing.
Transcribed Image Text:Fluorescence involves the following steps EXCEPT: A. The molecule absorbs light which forms an excited molecule. B. The molecule loses some rotational and vibrational energy in collisions with other molecules, ending in the lowest vibrational state of the excited electronic level. C. The molecule emits a photon. D. The excited molecule undergoes intersystem crossing.
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