Disciplines and Occupations

Photochemistry

A branch of physical chemistry which studies chemical reactions, isomerization and physical behavior that may occur under the influence of visible and/or ultraviolet light.

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Abstract

A branch of physical chemistry which studies chemical reactions, isomerization and physical behavior that may occur under the influence of visible and/or ultraviolet light.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Photochemistries

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

the discipline (education, history, etc) only; use PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES or specifics treed under it for photochemical principles and processes

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History Note

71

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Previous Indexing

  • Light (1966-1970)

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  1. H01w.181w.529w.711w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Photochemistry. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010777. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010777
  2. Photochemistry. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photochemistry
  3. Photochemistry. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188651