Describe the “mirror-image relationship” between absorption and fluorescence spectra in two parts. 

Part 1. Describe the molecular energy levels using a diagram.  Describe the phases of absorption, vibrational relaxation and fluorescence. 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 2. Describe the consequences for absorption and fluorescence spectra.  Use a sketch to show how they are related to one another.  Label diagrams and sketches as completely as you can.