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What values of J may occur in the state described by term symbol 3F? How many states (distinguished by the projection quantum number Mj) belong to this level? What values ofJ may occur in the state described by term symbol G? How many states (distinguished by the projection quantum number Mj) belong to this level? What values of J may occur in the state described by term symbol 2P? How many states (distinguished by the projection quantum number Mj) belong to this level?

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The term symbol 3F corresponds to J values of 4, 3, and 2 for a total of 21 states distinguished by Mj. The term symbol G is hypothetical as it exceeds the defined terms. The term symbol 2P corresponds to J values of 3/2 and 1/2, totaling 6 states distinguished by Mj.

Step-by-step explanation:

For the term symbol 3F, the term 'F' indicates that the orbital angular momentum quantum number l is 3. The term '3' stands for the multiplicity, which is 2S+1 where S is the spin quantum number. In this case, the multiplicity is 3, so S=1. The possible values of J (total angular momentum quantum number) are given by J = L + S, L + S - 1, ..., |L - S| which yields J=4, 3, 2 for 3F.

Each J state can have 2J+1 projections quantum numbers Mj. Therefore, for J=4 there are 9 states, for J=3 there are 7 states, and for J=2 there are 5 states, giving us a total of 21 states within a 3F term.

For the term symbol G, if we follow the same quantum number descriptions as for the other levels, we'd expect it to refer to l = 4. However, this is a hypothetical term and does not arise naturally in atomic spectra because atomic term symbols are not defined beyond 'f' (l = 3).

For the term symbol 2P, the 'P' indicates that l = 1, and the multiplicity is 2 implying S=1/2. The possible values of J are J=3/2 and J=1/2. For J=3/2, there are 4 Mj states, and for J=1/2, there are 2 Mj states, for a total of 6 states in the 2P level.

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