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Ok thank you. I may be heading in the wrong direction... But how do the product of a 1s x 3s and then product of a 2s x 3s both integrate to zero when 1s and 2s orbitals are not equal to each other?

I am wondering how two orbitals of same n values can be orthogonal, for example how are a 2s and 3s orbital orthogonal? What I understand is a property of orthogonality is the product of the two wave functions integrate to zero over all space. I tried to look at this graphically and categorize...

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I was thinking [Ar] 4s^2, 3d^10, 4p^4 ?

Ahhhhhhh, that makes more sense now, thanks a ton! So if I were to calculate E(A+) for the cation using the new Zeff values for the remaining electrons I am basically accounting for the decrease in electron-electron repulsion due to one less electron? And using IP= -13.6eV (Zeff^2/n^2) for the...

Why isn't the ionization energy of an electron equal to it's energy level such that: E(electron)= -13.6(Z^2/n^2) = IP for that electron But instead it is equal to the energy difference in energy between the atom and its ionized cation: IP = E(A)-E(A+)