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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when high-energy photons strike a molecule with electrons in bonding orbitals?
A)Fluorescence via orbital relaxation
B)Molecular bond dissociation via excitation✓
C)Increased vibrational mode stability
D)Induced superconductivity in the molecule
💡 Explanation
When high-energy photons strike, bond dissociation occurs via electronic excitation, where the photon's energy promotes an electron from a bonding to an antibonding orbital, weakening the bond. Therefore bond dissociation results, rather than fluorescence, stability, or superconductivity, which require different energy levels and mechanisms.
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