Which mechanism causes fluorescence when a fluorophore absorbs light in specific electron orbitals?

💡 Explanation

When a fluorophore absorbs light, excitation promotes an electron to a higher energy orbital; radiative decay leads to fluorescence because the electron returns to its ground state by emitting a photon. Therefore radiative decay causes photon emission, rather than intersystem crossing, internal conversion or energy transfer which alter decay methods.

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