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Atomic and chemical properties related to the relativistic properties of electrons in heavy elements.
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On the relativistic contraction of orbitals
In Platinum $\text{Pt}$, why do $\text{s}$ and $\text{p}$ orbitals contract when electrons start travelling at relativistic speeds $|v|\sim c$, while $\text{d}$ orbital expands?
The way I reasoned ...
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