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excited state vs the number in the ground state for the temperatures shown below. Remember that g values are simply the number of states present in each orbital. g values for the 3p and 3s orbitals are shown below. The average wavelength of light required to excite an atom from 3s to 3p for Na+ and Mg+ is 5.89 x 102 nm and 2.80 x 102 nm respectively.
Ion |
3p |
3s |
Na+ |
6 |
2 |
Mg+ |
6 |
2 |