The Pr 3+ ion has 91 microstates that can be grouped into six terms before spinorbit coupling

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The Pr3+ ion has 91 microstates that can be grouped into six terms before spin–orbit coupling is included: 1D, 3F, 1G, 3H, 3P, 1S.

(a) What is the electron configuration of Pr3+?

(b) What are the values of L and S for each of the six terms?

(b) Use Hund’s first two rules to arrange these six terms in order of increasing energy.

(c) Determine the allowed values of the total angular-momentum quantum number J for each of the six terms, and give the lowest-energy (2S+1)LJ term for each.

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Solid State Materials Chemistry

ISBN: 9780521873253

1st Edition

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

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