Answer to Question #87869 in Atomic and Nuclear Physics for Sridhar

Question

The number of strong-magnetic field levels of ²D term is
(A) 8 (B) 10
(C) 12 (D) 5

Answer 1

The number of strong-magnetic field levels of term is equal to

$$(2L+1) (2S+1) (1)$$

For ²D term we have:

L=2, S=1/2

Using (1) we got: 10

Answer:

10