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113-06-12
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en
Status:
Standard
Term:
metastable state
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excited state of a system of particles and fields from which the transition to a state of lower energy is normally forbidden
NOTE The energy is often transferred to another particle such as a molecule, atom or electron.
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2011-04
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2017-06-02: Cleanup - Remove Attached Image 113-06-12en.gif
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excited state of a system of particles and fields from which the transition to a state of lower energy is normally forbidden
NOTE The energy is often transferred to another particle such as a molecule, atom or electron.