Preferred Label : Rydberg state;
IUPAC definition : An electronic state that arises by the excitation of a valence electron to a diffuse
atomic-like orbital. For instance, the lowest lying Rydberg state (n, 3S) of NH sub
3 /sub can be described as resulting from the excitation of a non-bonding orbital
to a 3S Rydberg orbital.;
Origin ID : RT07096;
See also
An electronic state that arises by the excitation of a valence electron to a diffuse
atomic-like orbital. For instance, the lowest lying Rydberg state (n, 3S) of NH sub
3 /sub can be described as resulting from the excitation of a non-bonding orbital
to a 3S Rydberg orbital.
