Chapter 12, Problem 12.25E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The four possible slater determinants for helium atom having electron configuration $1s^{1}2s^1$ is to be stated.

Concept introduction:

The wavefunctions can be represented in the form of Slater determinants. The terms in the wavefunction is equal to $n!$. The $n$ is the number of electrons present in the given atom. Also, the $n$ is equal to the number of rows or columns. The normalization factor in the slater determinant is $1/\sqrt{n!}$.