Experimentally Observed Electron Configurations [ENDORSED]
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Mona Reddy Kurra 1J
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Experimentally Observed Electron Configurations
Hi! Today in lecture, Professor Lavelle mentioned that the ground state electron configuration obtained from applying Pauli Exclusion Principle and Hund's Rule matches the experimentally observed electron configurations. I was just curious about how the electron configuration would be verified in a lab or experimental setting. Thanks!
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Re: Experimentally Observed Electron Configurations [ENDORSED]
There are many types of spectroscopic techniques that can be used.
Most useful would be X-ray absorption techniques such as XANES or EXAFS.
X-ray emission techniques such as XPF or EDS.
Electron emission spectroscopies (ESCA) such as XPS, or UPS, or Auger techniques, and EELS spectroscopy, ELNES and EXELFS.
In class I just say spectroscopic techniques can determine electron configurations as the details require an entire class on spectroscopy.
Most useful would be X-ray absorption techniques such as XANES or EXAFS.
X-ray emission techniques such as XPF or EDS.
Electron emission spectroscopies (ESCA) such as XPS, or UPS, or Auger techniques, and EELS spectroscopy, ELNES and EXELFS.
In class I just say spectroscopic techniques can determine electron configurations as the details require an entire class on spectroscopy.
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