Hello there.
I am just going through some past exam questions and hit a problem:
Q:
A particular excited molecule can return to its ground state only by fluorescence
(k
fl = 1.0 × 10
9 s
–1) or quenching (k
q = 1.5 × 10
–10 cm
3 molecule
–1 s
–1). For a concentration of
quencher, Q, equal to 1.3 × 10
19 molecule cm
–3, calculate the fraction of excited molecules
which fluoresce following their generation in a laser pulse.
A:
I have tried a few things with some equations I have written in my notes but can not seem to get this at all...please help
.
My attempt:
Rate of florescence=(k
f + k
q[Q])[S
1] Where S
1 is the excited molecule concentration.
Rate of florescence=(1e
9*1.95e
9)[S
1]
Rate=
And I am just lost.