legrandfromage123 Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Can someone explain how and why convergence occurs? i'm a little confused about how it works..any help would be greatly appreciated ! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) Because energy levels converge at (technically) lower energies (in absolute terms ... further from the nucleus, that is), because the coulomb's force is proportional to the inverse square of charge. Edited February 6, 2011 by Daedalus Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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