Preferred Label : excited state;
IUPAC definition : State of a system with energy higher than that of the ground state. This term is most
commonly used to characterize a molecule in one of its electronically excited states,
but can also refer to vibrational and/or rotational excitation in the electronic ground
state.;
Origin ID : E02257;
See also
State of a system with energy higher than that of the ground state. This term is most
commonly used to characterize a molecule in one of its electronically excited states,
but can also refer to vibrational and/or rotational excitation in the electronic ground
state.