Thanks so much for the reply! I'm starting to get it a bit more.
So, if Xe has 5s2 5p6, Xe* has 5s2 5p5 6s1 in its valence shell. Apparently the ground Xe can in fact take more than 8 electrons in its valence shell. So I take it the 5d subshell could be used somewhere in the reaction...
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Can anyone explain to me how an excimer is formed? Like structure wise?
Considering Xenon.
I've gathered that an excited state Xe*, ground state Xe, and a 3rd body M react resulting in an Xe* excimer + M(carrying away excess energy).
I'm struggling to find...
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Can anyone explain to me how an excimer is formed?
Considering Xenon.
I've gathered that an excited state Xe*, ground state Xe, and a 3rd body M react resulting in an Xe* excimer + M(carrying away excess energy).
I'm struggling to find how the ground state Xe can have any...