A carbon atom has a 1s 2 2s 2 2p 2 electron configuration. The various ways of

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A carbon atom has a 1s2 2s2 2p2 electron configuration. The various ways of filling the 2p orbitals lead to 15 microstates that can be grouped into three terms: 1D, 3P, and 1S.

(a) Determine the value of L and S for each term and the number of microstates associated with each term.

(b) What are the allowed values of the total angular momentum quantum number J for each term?

(c) What is the energy order predicted by Hund’s rules for the various (2S+1)LJ terms?

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Solid State Materials Chemistry

ISBN: 9780521873253

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Authors: Patrick M. Woodward, Pavel Karen, John S. O. Evans, Thomas Vogt

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