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Distinguish between the primary and secondary excitation

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Distinguish between the primary and secondary excitation processes that occur in a fluorescent lamp.

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QUESTION:

Distinguish between the primary and secondary excitation processes that occur in a fluorescent lamp.

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In a fluorescent lamp primary excitation is by electron impact;  when a mercury atom collides with an electron (more precisely one of his two electrons in the outer shell has more energy) mercury atom gets excited.

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