Thursday, June 29, 2017

photochemistry - Is a triplet state or singlet state more stable?


Is a triplet state or singlet state more stable? How can an atom have a long lifetime in a triplet state even though two electrons have the same spin?




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periodic trends - Comparing radii in lithium, beryllium, magnesium, aluminium and sodium ions

Apparently the of last four, $\ce{Mg^2+}$ is closest in radius to $\ce{Li+}$. Is this true, and if so, why would a whole larger shell ($\ce{...