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OpenStudy (anonymous):

is phosphorescence a type of black light.

OpenStudy (aaronq):

no, phosphorescence is a type fluorescence - in which electrons become "trapped" in a forbidden state. Black light is near UV electromagnetic radiation.

OpenStudy (aaronq):

forbidden transition**

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