excited state

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excited state

noun excited states

any state of a particle or system of particles that has a higher energy than that of its ground state

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@misc{excited_state_2026,
  title = {excited state},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/excited%20state},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}