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Which mechanism limits excited electron orbital decay pathways?

A)Franck-Condon principle and solvent relaxation
B)Fermi's Golden Rule and matrix elements
C)Debye relaxation and dipole reorientation
D)Fick's laws and diffusion gradients

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Fermi's Golden Rule governs transition rates via matrix elements determining probability of electron decaying to specific orbitals because it dictates probability. Therefore, decay pathways are restricted because some orbitals have negligible matrix elements rather than solvent relaxation that influences vibrational states.

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