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Distinguish between the primary and secondary excitation
Chapter 32, Problem 21RCQ(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
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.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
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.