What happens in chemicals that makes them photosensitive? Like I know that chemicals get affected by temperature, and their molecules start moving faster, so is photosensitivity basically similar that when light particles come in, something happens? If so, what exactly happens?
In: Chemistry
It depends on the chemical, but basically the atom “catches” the photon and uses the energy to put an electron in a higher orbital or knock it off completely. This changes the molecules bonding characteristics, triggering chemical reactions.
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