Given a term (2s+1)L, can anyone tell
1) what are the levels? How many are there?
2) What is the degeneracy of a level? When is it removed?
I was hoping to see the answer to this question ... so it's kinda late but I will give it a try, please correct it!
There are L+S, L+S-1, ... , Absolute value (L-S) levels
2J+1 is the degeneracy
I think degeneracy is removed when you have spin-orbit coupling, when L{_dot}S .ne. 0, so this would be for any p,d,f... orbital with an unpaired electron..?
The spin-orbit coupling results in levels (quantum number J). The degeneracy of a level is removed in the presence of a magnetic field, giving rise to MJ states. So the degeneracy of a level is 2J+1.