| Canadian currency has numerous security features that help to deter
the production of counterfeit banknotes. One of these features causes
certain parts of a genuine banknote to fluoresce under ultraviolet (UV)
light.
a. Explain why some parts
of a genuine banknote fluoresce while other parts do not.
b. Describe what happens
at the atomic level when a substance fluoresces under UV light.
c. Testing for fluorescence
is a qualitative analysis technique. What other security features of
Canadian currency allow qualitative analysis procedures to be used to
determine whether or not a banknote is genuine?
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