yevgeny Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 Question 41 of the GRE sample test starts with the following sentence: "A 3p electron is found in the 3_P_3/2 energy level of a hydrogen atom." [in 3_P_3/2: the 3 is upstairs, and the 3/2 is downstairs] I would conclude that S = 1 because the left upstairs index is 2S+1. But how can it be if there is only 1 electron (it's hydrogen!)? What's going on here? :shy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecm Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 You are right, Yevgeny. I dont understand it either. :( This should not happen in a hydrogen atom....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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