Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

franck-condon principle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: franck---con-don prin-ci-ple
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A rule describing the intensities of vibronic transitions, or the absorption or emission of a photon, stating that when a molecule is undergoing an electronic transition, such as ionization, the nuclear configuration of the molecule experiences no significant change.

Inflected Forms

the Franck-Condon principle (canonical)

Questions

What does franck-condon principle mean?: A rule describing the intensities of vibronic transitions, or the absorption or emission of a photon, stating that when a molecule is undergoing an electronic transition, such as ionization, the nuclear configuration of the molecule experiences no significant change.

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