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After absorbing light, chlorophyll molecules in green plants exist in singlet and triplet states. Following are certain statements on singlet and triplet states

After absorbing light, chlorophyll molecules in green plants exist in singlet and triplet states. Following are certain statements on singlet and triplet states of chlorophyll molecules (A) Singlet state is short lived compared to triplet state. (B) Singlet state is long lived compared to triplet state. (C) Singlet state contains electron with anti-parallel spins while triplet state has electron with parallel spins (D) Singlet state contains electrons with parallel spins while triplet state has electrons with anti-parallel spins

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    Excited electronic states are due to the promotion of an electron from the ground state distribution, changing the electron density configuration to one of higher energy. The excited singlet state is generally short-lived (10-8-10-9 sec) with the valence electrons having opposite spins. An excited triplet state is longer-lived (milliseconds cr more) with the two electrons having parallel spins.

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