Quenching of hexafluoroacetone phosphorescence by mercury
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The ratio of the relative yield for fluorescence to that for phosphorescence of hexafluoroacetone excited at 3130 Å was measured; the ratio was a linear function of mercury concentration. This observation confirms that the deactivation of the triplet state proceeds by a reaction which is first order in [Hg]. A quenching constant was obtained which is in excellent agreement with that based on lifetime measurements under mercury-free and mercury-saturated conditions.