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Difference Between Fluorescence and Phosphorescence

Fluorescence involves the immediate emission of light after absorbing energy, while phosphorescence involves delayed light emission after absorption. Phosphorescence emission persists for some time after removing the energy source, due to a change in electron spin state and longer-lived excited states. Examples of fluorescence include jellyfish and chlorophyll, while phosphorescent materials like clock dials glow after being in light.

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Difference Between Fluorescence and Phosphorescence

Fluorescence involves the immediate emission of light after absorbing energy, while phosphorescence involves delayed light emission after absorption. Phosphorescence emission persists for some time after removing the energy source, due to a change in electron spin state and longer-lived excited states. Examples of fluorescence include jellyfish and chlorophyll, while phosphorescent materials like clock dials glow after being in light.

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Difference Between

Fluorescence and
Phosphorescence

Difference Between Fluorescence and
Phosphorescence

Fluorescence Phosphorescence
 It is the absorption of energy  It is the absorption of
by atoms or molecules energy by atoms or
followed by immediate molecules followed by
emission of light or delayed emission of light
electromagnetic radiation. or electromagnetic
 The emission of light radiation.
suddenly stops on the
 Emission remains for some
removal of the source of
excitation.
time even after removal of
the excitation source.
Difference Between Fluorescence and
Phosphorescence

Fluorescence Phosphorescence
 Excited atom has  Excited atom has
comparatively short comparatively long lifetime
lifetime before its before its transition to a
transition to a lower lower energy state.
energy state.  The time period or interval
 The time period or between the absorption
interval between the and emission of energy is
absorption and emission comparatively long.
of energy is very short.
Difference Between Fluorescence and
Phosphorescence

Fluorescence Phosphorescence
 Absorption process  Phosphorescence
occurs over short time involves the transition
interval and involves from the single ground
the transition occurs energy state to excited
from ground to single triplet state and
excited state and do not involving a change of
change direction of spin state.
spin.
Difference Between Fluorescence and
Phosphorescence

Fluorescence Phosphorescence
Difference Between Fluorescence and
Phosphorescence

Fluorescence Phosphorescence
 The emitted photon  The emitted photon
(light) has lower energy (light) has lower energy
than the absorbed than the absorbed
photon and emission photon and emission
occurs at a longer occurs at a longer
wavelength than the wavelength than the
incident light. fluroscene.
Difference Between Fluorescence and
Phosphorescence

Fluorescence Phosphorescence
 In fluorescent materials  Phosphorescent
gives ‘an immediate materials appears to
flash or afterglow’ on ‘glow in the dark’
excitation. because of slow
emission of light over
time.
Difference Between Fluorescence and
Phosphorescence

Fluorescence Phosphorescence
Examples: Examples:
 Jelly fish  Glow of clock dial or toys
or in bulbs after switching
 chlorophyll extract,
off the light in the room.
vitamins, The glow remains for
 gemstones including some hours in a dark
gypsum, talc etc. room phosphorescent
materials in sign board
illuminate during night.

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