Interpretation:
The ground state electronic configuration for sodium needs to be determined and how this is related to the bright lines needs to be explained.
Concept introduction:
Atomic emission spectroscopy is used to determine the element’s quantity in the sample by using the intensity of liquid emitted at a particular wavelength.
Answer to Problem 118A
The ground state electronic configuration of sodium metal is
Explanation of Solution
Sodium shows two bright lines having wavelengths of
The ground state electronic configuration of sodium metal is
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