Problem 6.106

Find the greatest possible total angular momentum and the corresponding spectral designation of the term (a) of a Na atom whose valence electron possesses the principal quantum number $n=4$ (b) of an atom with electronic configuration $1 s^{2} 2 p 3 d$ .

\text { (a) }{ }^{2} F_{7 / 2}, M_{\max }=\hbar \sqrt{63} / 2, \text { (b) }{ }^{3} F_{4}, M_{\max }=2 \hbar \sqrt{5} .

Properties of Atoms. Spectra.