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 | | When the electronic cloud of a molecule is excited (after the absorption of one photon), the ?-electron density is changed, which means that the geometry of the molecule, in particular the distances between the carbon atoms, is slightly changed. |
 | | Therefore, absorption leads to an electronic transition accompanied by a series of vibronic bands where 0, 1, 2, etc. vibration quanta are created along with the electronic excitation. |
 | | The situation is even worse when the molecule is excited, because then the electronic cloud has been given extra energy, which can be used to cross photochemical barriers, or gives access to more new states for the excited electron. |
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