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Chem4229 A*+Q ‘Sa +Q (4) The relaxation of the excited molecule by emission of light (Eq. 3) is first order with rate constant Ar. On the other hand, the interaction of the excited molecule with the quencher (Eq. 4) is 2nd order with rate constant ko. These two reactions compete with each other.…