Suppose you wish to study an aluminum atom with valence electron configuration 3s² 3p¹. Set up a Slater determinant that describes the wave function for its three valence electrons and answer the following questions. (i) The normalization factor of the Slater determinant is 1 over the square root of what number? 5 2 10 ?

Suppose you wish to study an aluminum atom with valence electron configuration 3s² 3p¹. Set up a Slater determinant that describes the wave function for its three valence electrons and answer the following questions. (i) The normalization factor of the Slater determinant is 1 over the square root of what number? 5 2 10 ?

Chemistry

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Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

Section: Chapter Questions

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