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What is spectroscopy?
Consider the context of light and atoms.
What does an emission spectrum represent?
Think about what happens when an electron drops to a lower energy level.
What does an absorption spectrum indicate?
Think of how light interacts with atoms.
True or False: The Rydberg formula can be used for multi-electron atoms.
Consider the complexity introduced by extra electrons.
Derive the wavelength for the transition of an electron in hydrogen from n=4 to n=1 using the Rydberg formula.
Don’t forget to square your values properly.
Explain the effects of spin-orbit coupling using a detailed example of an atom.
Think of how a spinning wheel with attached weights would shift positions.
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