Physical Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781133958437
Author: Ball, David W. (david Warren), BAER, Tomas
Publisher: Wadsworth Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 15, Problem 15.16E
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The statement that the maximum multiplicity term symbol is always S term symbol for half-filled subshells is to be shown.

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A term symbol describes the orbital, spin and total angular momenta of an electronic state. The symbol L represents the vector sum of orbital angular momentum. The symbol S represents the vector sum of spin angular momentum. The symbol J represents the total angular momentum. Therefore, the term symbol is represented as given below.

2S+1LJ

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