CHEM 3510 Fall 2006
Homework Assignment 6
– Due date: Wednesday October 25, 2006. This homework will be worth 20 points
(double the usual number of points).
– Textbook problems 10.12, 10.16, 10.18, 10.24, 10.27, 10.29.
– A1: Determine the number of microstates (or states) for each of the following
electron configurations: (a) np1nd1, (b) nd3, (c) nd4, (d) np2nd3.
– A2: Following a similar procedure as presented in the lecture for p2
configuration, determine all possible terms and levels for d2 configuration and
determine which one represents the ground state. Compare your results with the
one in textbook.
– A3: Choose four different electron configurations from the list below and, using
Hund’s rules, determine the ground state term (and level) for each of them. You
don’t need to determine all possible terms and levels, only the ground state one.
p2d1 p1d2 s1p1d1 f 2 f 4 f 9
– A4: Inspect HW 5 and HW 6 and (especially) the solutions from the website of
the PChem class I taught in 2003. List the questions you would know how to
answer and the questions you wouldn’t know how to answer.