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singlet

1. Physics a multiplet that has only one member
2. Chem a chemical bond consisting of one electron
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singlet

[′siŋ·glət]
(quantum mechanics)
An energy level that is not split by a relatively weak interaction, and thus is not a multiplet or a member of a multiplet.
(spectroscopy)
A spectral line that cannot be resolved into components at even the highest resolution.
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For the singlet state of the clusters, the ELF was, respectively, computed using the DFT/B3LYP, at the stable geometry of the singlet state.
In the neutral structure of tetraoxygen with [D.sub.2h] point group and triplet state are more stable than singlet state and other structures.
The effect of decrease in fluorescence intensity of RF on the rate of the reaction is due to a decrease in solvent polarity causing the quenching of the excited singlet state. The rate of the reaction is inversely proportional to the solvent viscosity as a result of the diffusion controlled process.
In the first step we make a Stern and Gerlach "measurement" for atom A, on a pair of particles A and B in a singlet state. This is the experiment first proposed in 1987 by Dewdney et al.
Triplet oxygen is a good energy acceptor and it can be excited to its singlet state by energy transfer from a photosensitizer.
* Almost infinite set of claims for health benefits Carotenoids * Lycopene * Singlet state "SI" is the oxidized form * [beta]-Carotene * Ouenches free radicals by accepting energy * [alpha]-Carotene from singlet oxygen, not necessarily * [beta]-Cryptoxanthin transferring electrons, and radiating the * Lutein excess energy off as heat.
But now recall the superposition principle, and consider the singlet state, which can be represented as
9 JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY, they report that [C.sub.60], in the presence of light, efficiently transforms oxygen molecules into a so-called singlet state, an especially reactive form that can sabotage biochemical harmonies underlying the health of cells and tissues.
Then, two emitters interact and triplet-triplet annihilation occurs, which brings one emitter molecule to an excited singlet state while quenching another to its ground state.
The boron carbonyl compound BCO and OCBBCO have been characterized to have linear ground quadruplet and singlet state respectively byquantum chemical calculations.
After activation of the first excited singlet state [S.sub.1] via light absorption, a part of the molecules undergo transition to the first excited triplet state [T.sub.1] with a quantum yield [[PHI].sub.T] [24].
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