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Properties of Atoms. Spectra.

Problem 6.100

Determine the wavelengths of spectral lines appearing on transition of excited Li atoms from the state \(3 S\) down to the ground state \(2 S .\) The Rydberg corrections for the \(S\) and \(P\) terms are -0.41 and -0.04 .

Reveal Answer
0.82μm(3S2P) and 0.68μm(2P2S)0.82 \mu \mathrm{m}(3 S \rightarrow 2 P) \text { and } 0.68 \mu \mathrm{m}(2 P \rightarrow 2 S)