Which of the following statements describe phosphorescence?     A. the emission of a photon during a transition between states with metasable state/ triplet    B. Emmission of light by a subsatnce that has absorbed light   C. high energy release   D. takes place when when electron in excited energy is released  and the molecules comes back in ground state from singlet excited state

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Which of the following statements describe phosphorescence?  

  A.

the emission of a photon during a transition between states with metasable state/ triplet 

  B.

Emmission of light by a subsatnce that has absorbed light

  C.

high energy release

  D.

takes place when when electron in excited energy is released  and the molecules comes back in ground state from singlet excited state

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