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(a) In your own words describe briefly the phenomenon of luminescence. (b) What is the distinction between fluorescence and phosphorescence?

(a) In your own words describe briefly the phenomenon of luminescence.
(b) What is the distinction between fluorescence and phosphorescence?

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