Term symbol Definition and 12 Threads

I've solved further Term Symbol problems. The task is: derive the term symbols of the ground states of the following atoms: a) H, b) F, c) Cu, d) F- , e) P, f) Na, g) Sc Why is the d-orbital considered here in g)? Why isn't the s orbital taken into account here? The 4s orbital is energetically...

Hi everyone! I can't solve a problem. It is about the following task. How exactly should I proceed here? Task A): What levels result from a 4F term? How many states are there at each level? I tried many ways but none of them helped me to solve this problem. However, I have some basic ideas...

Hello there, for the above question I have no issue finding the term symbols but I am a little unsure about employing Hund's rules to the electron configuration, particularly those referring to the energies based on the total angular momentum J. These state: - In a less than ##\frac12##-filled...

A ground state configuration table for carbon is shown below. I am wondering why although configuration 4 and 5 share the same ML and MS ,they belong to different energy levels 1D2 and 3P2. It is just randomly chosen or they do have some rules? What cause the difference of energy levels of No.3...

Homework Statement Considering the molecule of ##C_2^+## in an excited state with valence configuration ##2\sigma_g^2## ##2\sigma_u^2## ##1\pi_u^2## ##3\sigma_g^1##. Finding all the possible term symbol. Homework Equations Term symbol ##^{2S+1}\Lambda## ##L=0 \rightarrow \Sigma## ##L=1...

Homework Statement This is not a homework problem. It's an example in a textbook. 3 electrons. For ##S=3/2##, we have that $$ m_{s_1} = m_{s_2} = m_{s_3} = 1/2 $$ Therefore by the Pauli Exclusion principle, $$ m_{l_1} \neq m_{l_2} \neq m_{l_3} $$ and they take the values ##-1,0,1##...

There is several things I don't quite understand about crystal-field splitting. Q1: Why is crystal-field effect is not explained for f-orbitals like in d-orbitals in terms of real-orbitals? Correct me if I am wrong, but typically for d-orbitals, crystal-field splitting is explained classically...

$$5^{2}S_{\frac{1}{2}}$$ My guess is five-two-S-one-over-two. Any suggestion is appreciated. Thanks.

I'm a chemist trying to understand atomic term symbol. If we list all the micro-states of certain multi-electron configuration, these micro-states can be grouped into several certain terms characterized by L and S. In other words, when we compute the ML and MS for each of the micro-state, they...

For np3, there is a term symbol: 4S I think it is because l are -1,0 and 1 So, L value=-1+0+1=0 However, for np2 , there is not a term symbol: 3S (I assume l are -1 and 1) I know I misunderstand something, but what are they?

Homework Statement Calculate the smallest angle (in degrees) that the total angular momentum of an atom in a 7D term can make with the z-axis. Homework Equations 2S+1LJ The Attempt at a Solution Given that the total angular momentum of the atom is defined by the quantum number J...

Term Symbol for Carbon Total Angular Momentum 1. Write the term symnbols for carbon atom He2s22p2 which has two equivalent p electrons taking into account the Pauli exclusion principle. 2... 3. Since the carbon has two equivalent p-electrons, we know the l1=1 and that l2=1 as well. Also the...