JEE Advanced levelNumerical answerDifficulty 3 of 3pt089
Use the following rule set. Slater's rules: write the configuration in groups (1s)(2s,2p)(3s,3p)(3d)(4s,4p)(4d)(4f)(5s,5p)… For an electron in an ns or np group, every other electron in the same group contributes 0.35 (0.30 for the 1s group), every electron in the (n−1) shell contributes 0.85, every electron in the (n−2) or lower shells contributes 1.00, and electrons in groups to the right contribute 0. For an electron in an nd or nf group, every other electron in the same group contributes 0.35, every electron in all groups to its left contributes 1.00, and groups to the right contribute 0. Z∗=Z−S. The Slater orbital energy is E=−13.6(n∗)2(Z∗)2eV with effective principal quantum number n∗=3.7 for n=4. Iron is (1s)2(2s,2p)8(3s,3p)8(3d)6(4s)2. Calculate the magnitude of the energy of a 4s electron of iron in eV (one decimal place).
Numerical answer type, answer in eV, tolerance 0.1.
Answer: 14 eV
For a 4s electron: other 4s electron 0.35; n=3 shell has 14 electrons, 14×0.85=11.90; lower shells 10×1.00=10.00. S=22.25, Z∗=3.75. ∣E∣=13.6×(3.75)2/(3.7)2=13.97eV.