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Which of the following best describes the process of fluorescence? a. Molecules emit a photon at lower energy when excited electrons return to the ground state. b. Atoms emit a photon when the electrons are excited. c. Molecules emit a photon when the electrons are excited. d. Molecules emit a photon at the same energy when excited electrons return to the ground state. e. Molecules emit a photon at higher energy when excited electrons return to the ground state.

          Which of the following best describes the process of fluorescence?
a. Molecules emit a photon at lower energy when excited electrons return to the ground state.
b. Atoms emit a photon when the electrons are excited.
c. Molecules emit a photon when the electrons are excited.
d. Molecules emit a photon at the same energy when excited electrons return to the ground state.
e. Molecules emit a photon at higher energy when excited electrons return to the ground state.

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Which of the following best describes the process of fluorescence? a. Molecules emit a photon at lower energy when excited electrons return to the ground state. b. Atoms emit a photon when the electrons are excited. c. Molecules emit a photon when the electrons are excited. d. Molecules emit a photon at the same energy when excited electrons return to the ground state. e. Molecules emit a photon at higher energy when excited electrons return to the ground state.