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Luminescence

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

Luminescence is emission of light by certain materials when they are relatively ... .

(a)  

2.

Where can you not see luminescence?

a)

incandencent lamps

b)

glowworms

c)

lightning

d)

fluorescent lamps

3.

The first investigations of luminescence began with ...

a)

an organic material

b)

a polymer

c)

a synthetic material

d)

an inorganic material

4.

Today, the name ... is used for the chemical element only.

(a)  

5.

Zinc sulfide is...

a)

a phosphor

b)

phosphorus

6.

Luminescence emission ... after an appropriate material has absorbed energy from a source such as ultraviolet or X-ray radiation, electron beams, chemical reactions, and so on.

(a)  

7.

The absorbed energy is liberated in the form of …

a)

ultraviolet radiation

b)

nuclear energy

c)

light or heat or both

d)

X-ray radiation

8.

Phosphorescence means light emission caused by electronic transitions between levels of ... multiplicity.

(a)  

9.

Fluorescence is used for light emission connected with electronic transitions between levels of ... multiplicity.

(a)  

10.

The name luminescence has been accepted for all light emitting phenomena not caused by a rise of ... .

(a)  

11.

The practical value of luminescent materials lies in their capacity to transform energy into ... light.

(a)  

12.

Within photoluminescence we’ll explore the process of fluorescence and bioluminescence.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

After energy absorption first, ... occurs.

a)

energy level jump

b)

photon emittance

c)

energy level fall

14.

Photoluminescence and chemiluminescence are the only types of luminescence.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What kind of luminescence does the anglerfish possess?

(a)