Chapter 7, Problem 112IE

(a)

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To determine: The wavelength of the X rays used in the given experiment.

(b)

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To compare:

The energies of the $4f$ electrons in the mercury and the $1s$ electron in oxygen to the ionization energies of mercury and oxygen.

(c)

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To determine:

The ground state electron configurations for ${\text{Hg}}^{2+}$ and ${\text{O}}^{2-}$ and the valence electrons in each.

(d)

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To determine:

$Z\text{eff}$ for the $4f$ and the valence electrons of ${\text{Hg}}^{2+}$ and ${\text{O}}^{2-}$ .