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Atomic Variational Calculations: Hydrogen to Boron

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Relatively simple quantum mechanical calculations are described for atoms and ions up to boron. The calculations employ scaled hydrogenic orbitals and can be completed with or without the aid of a computer. Given the simplicity of the trial wave functions the agreement with experiment is satisfactory.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, St. John’s University, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN, 56374

    Frank Rioux

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Rioux, F. Atomic Variational Calculations: Hydrogen to Boron. Chem. Educator 4, 40–43 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00897990291a

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