The Ionization Energy of Helium

M. J. Kaufman and C. G. Trowbridge
Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322-2210
J. Chem. Educ., 1999, 76 (1), p 88
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p88
Publication Date (Web): January 1, 1999

Abstract

This simple experiment illustrates a number of important principles of atomic structure and spectroscopy. Partial analysis of the visible emission spectrum of helium illustrates how one-electron quantum theory can be applied to a two-electron system.

Keywords (Audience):

Upper-Division Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Physical Chemistry

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives

Keywords (Subject):

Quantum Chemistry

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