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Chemistry Forums for Students => Inorganic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: ixi on September 13, 2008, 07:27:20 PM
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Give the Russell saunders term symbol (ground state only) for the following atoms and ions
Fe +2
here's what i have so far:
Fe +2 [Ar]3d^6
Sum of Ml = 2
L = 2 ---> D
S= (1/2) + (-1/2)+ (1/2) + (1/2) + (1/2) + (1/2) = 2
2(S)+1 = 5
J= l L-S l . l L+S l = 0 ... 4
so, would the ground state be
5 D 4 ?