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Publication Date: 2007-Feb
Pages: 3
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Hund's Multiplicity Rule Revisited
Rioux, Frank
Journal of Chemical Education, v84 n2 p358-360 Feb 2007
The plausible and frequently used explanation of the singlet and triplet wave functions for a two-electron system is presented. Its findings reveal that the antisymmetric triplet spatial wave function keeps electrons apart, while the symmetric singlet spatial wave function permits electrons to be close together.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Molecular Structure, Science Experiments, Scientific Concepts, Quantum Mechanics, Chemistry
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