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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.
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3. Since the carbon has two equivalent p-electrons, we know the l1=1 and that l2=1 as well. Also the spins for both the electrons are 1/2. So the sum of the spin is either 1 or 0. I'm not quit sure where to go from here. l = 2, 1 or 0, meaning we have S, P and D terms. I tabulated a table of 15 elements permuting the various l, s terms for the two electrons making no two have the same numbers. Is there an easier way to do this?
So, Far I've gotten 1D2, 3P2,1,0, 1P1 and 3S1. Are there all the terms?
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 spins for both the electrons are 1/2. So the sum of the spin is either 1 or 0. I'm not quit sure where to go from here. l = 2, 1 or 0, meaning we have S, P and D terms. I tabulated a table of 15 elements permuting the various l, s terms for the two electrons making no two have the same numbers. Is there an easier way to do this?
So, Far I've gotten 1D2, 3P2,1,0, 1P1 and 3S1. Are there all the terms?
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