Molecules in Excited Electronic States Can Return to the Ground

question 4

Multiple Choice

Molecules in excited electronic states can return to the ground electronic state by emitting a photon through the processes of fluorescence and phosphorescence. Which of these processes is faster?

• A) fluorescence
• B) phosphorescence
• C) they occur at the same rate
• D) more information is required to answer this question

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