Energy Level Splitting - Examples

Examples

In atomic physics:

  • The Zeeman effect – the splitting of electronic levels in an atom because of an external magnetic field.
  • The Stark effect – splitting because of an external electric field.

In physical chemistry:

  • The Jahn–Teller effect – splitting of electronic levels in a molecule because breaking the symmetry lowers the energy when the degenerate orbitals are partially filled.
  • Resonance (chemistry) leads to creation of delocalized electron states.
  • Nitrogen inversion leads to level splitting in ammonia, which is used in an ammonia maser.

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