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  2. Energy level - Wikipedia

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    The energy level of the bonding orbitals is lower, and the energy level of the antibonding orbitals is higher. For the bond in the molecule to be stable, the covalent bonding electrons occupy the lower energy bonding orbital, which may be signified by such symbols as σ or π depending on the situation.

  3. Quantum number - Wikipedia

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    Four quantum numbers can describe an electron energy level in a hydrogen-like atom completely: Principal quantum number (n) Azimuthal quantum number (ℓ) Magnetic quantum number (m ℓ) Spin quantum number (m s) These quantum numbers are also used in the classical description of nuclear particle states (e.g. protons and neutrons).

  4. Atomic energy - Wikipedia

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    Nuclear binding energy, the energy required to split a nucleus of an atom. Nuclear potential energy , the potential energy of the particles inside an atomic nucleus. Nuclear reaction , a process in which nuclei or nuclear particles interact, resulting in products different from the initial ones; see also nuclear fission and nuclear fusion .

  5. Degenerate energy levels - Wikipedia

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    For an N-particle system in three dimensions, a single energy level may correspond to several different wave functions or energy states. These degenerate states at the same level all have an equal probability of being filled. The number of such states gives the degeneracy of a particular energy level. Degenerate states in a quantum system

  6. Atomic physics - Wikipedia

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    Atomic physics is the field of physics that studies atoms as an isolated system of electrons and an atomic nucleus. ... Energy Levels: •Each orbit has a specific ...

  7. Term symbol - Wikipedia

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    Paschen notation is a somewhat odd notation; it is an old notation made to attempt to fit an emission spectrum of neon to a hydrogen-like theory. It has a rather simple structure to indicate energy levels of an excited atom. The energy levels are denoted as n′ℓ#. ℓ is just an orbital quantum number of the excited electron.

  8. Ground state - Wikipedia

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    Energy levels for an electron in an atom: ground state and excited states. After absorbing energy, an electron may jump from the ground state to a higher-energy excited state. The ground state of a quantum-mechanical system is its stationary state of lowest energy; the energy of the ground state is known as the zero-point energy of the system.

  9. Atomic electron transition - Wikipedia

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    In atomic physics and chemistry, an atomic electron transition (also called an atomic transition, quantum jump, or quantum leap) is an electron changing from one energy level to another within an atom [1] or artificial atom. [2] The time scale of a quantum jump has not been measured experimentally.