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Homework Statement
Using Hund's rules, find the ground state L, S and J of the following atoms: (a) fluorine, (b) magnesium, and (c) titanium.
Homework Equations
J = L + S
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm having trouble understanding what L, S and J mean on a basic level. I read the textbook chapter multiple times but I'm still not grasping their physical significance and how they are related to s, l and j.
I think I need to look at the outer shell, so for Mg for example the outer shell is an s orbital which I know means L = 0. And J = L + S. But I'm unsure about how to find S. I think it might be 1/2 + -1/2 = 0 since there are 2 electrons and one must be spin up and the other spin down? This makes J = 0. So the answer would be 0, 0, 0. Is that correct? I didn't really make use of Hund's rules here.
Using this reasoning I would get S = 1/2, L = 1, J =1+1/2 for F and S = 1, L = 2, J = 3 for Ti. Is this the correct approach? Is there a good way to make sense of S, L, and J so I don't get so confused about what they represent?