Consider an excited state configuration for He, 1s¹ 2p¹. (a) Find all the possible term symbols for this configuration. (b) Use Hund's rules to determine which of the term symbols obtained in (a) is the lowest energy state.

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Consider an excited state configuration for He, 1s¹ 2p¹.
(a) Find all the possible term symbols for this configuration.
(b) Use Hund's rules to determine which of the term symbols obtained in (a) is the lowest
energy state.
Transcribed Image Text:Consider an excited state configuration for He, 1s¹ 2p¹. (a) Find all the possible term symbols for this configuration. (b) Use Hund's rules to determine which of the term symbols obtained in (a) is the lowest energy state.
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