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Homework Statement
The ground state of _{6}Cl^{13} has spin-parity 1/2- and the next three excited states have values of 1/2+, 3/2- and 5/2+. Explain these values in terms of the shell model.
The Attempt at a Solution
The problem is that i don't know what is being asked of me...i initially tried to go through the excitations and work out which configurations fit each one, but lots do!
In more detail, I know that initially there is 1 extra p in 1P_{1/2}
The initial configuration is:
<br /> (1s_\frac{1}{2})^2(1p_\frac{3}{2})^4(1p_\frac{1}{2 })^1<br />
A configuration that could give a spin-parity of 1/2+ for the first excitation:
<br /> (1s_\frac{1}{2})^2(1p_\frac{3}{2})^3(1p_\frac{1}{2 })^1(1d_\frac{5}{2})^1<br />
or
<br /> (1s_\frac{1}{2})^2(1p_\frac{3}{2})^4(1p_\frac{1}{2 })^0(1d_\frac{5}{2})^0(2s_\frac{1}{2})^1<br />
Now, if this is correct then we can follow on from this in 2 directions, and each one of these splits into many options for the 2nd excited state. And we do not getting any definite configuration for any of the excited states.
Am i going about this correctly? Maybe the question is asking something entirely different.
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