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Term Symbols in Oxygen Spectroscopy

1) The ground state of oxygen is (1s)2(2s)2(2p)4 with excited states including (1s)2(2s)2(2p)3. The term symbols for these states are 3P and 1D. 2) For the homonuclear diatomic molecule O2, the ground state is Σg with electron configurations including (σg,2s)2(σ*u,2s)2(σg,2pz)2(πu,2p)4(π*g,2p)2. Possible excited states have term symbols such as 3Σg-, 1Δg, and 3Σ

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Term Symbols in Oxygen Spectroscopy

1) The ground state of oxygen is (1s)2(2s)2(2p)4 with excited states including (1s)2(2s)2(2p)3. The term symbols for these states are 3P and 1D. 2) For the homonuclear diatomic molecule O2, the ground state is Σg with electron configurations including (σg,2s)2(σ*u,2s)2(σg,2pz)2(πu,2p)4(π*g,2p)2. Possible excited states have term symbols such as 3Σg-, 1Δg, and 3Σ

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Term Symbols and Molecular Spectroscopy

Atomic Term Symbols - Oxygen


ground state: (1s)2 (2s)2 (2p)4

+1
2

excited states: (1s) (2s) (2p)

L
0
1
2
3
Term S
P
D
F
L = ML,max = +1+1+ 0 -1 = 1 3P

-1
L = ML,max = +1+1+ 0 +0 = 2 1D
and 1S

+1

-1

Homonuclear Diatomics* O2 ground state: KK (g,2s)2(*u ,2s)2(g,2pz)2(u,2p)4(*g ,2p)2

u
g
u
g

= +1+1-1-1+1-1 = 0

= +1+1-1-1+1+1 = 2

3 -

= +1+1-1-1+1-1 = 0
1 +

(g,2pz)2(u,2p)3(*g ,2p)3

= +1+1-1+1-1-1 = 0
3 +

(g,2pz)1(u,2p)4(*g ,2p)3

= +1+1-1+1+1-1 = 2

3 -

u + u + 3u

70000

O( 3P) + O( 1D)

8-

60000

3
u

50000

6 O( 3P) + O(3 P)

40000

3 +
u

(cm-1)

4 -

30000

eV
20000

1 +
g
1
g
3
g

10000

0
0.5

1.5

2 -

2.5

3.5

R ()

* Configuration diagrams are schematic. No single diagram can represent an open shell system.
These diagrams do not take into account electron indistinguishability and orbital degeneracy.

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