Which outcome occurs when a high-energy photon strikes a molecule, causing outer electron transition?

💡 Explanation

Molecular bond weakening occurs because the incident photon causes an outer electron to transition to a higher energy, antibonding orbital, reducing the bond order; therefore, the bond is weaker, rather than altered kinetic energy, nuclear fission, or change in inner orbitals.

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