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2. Magnetism of rare earth ions The basic electronic configurations of , , and are , , and respectively. (a) Determine the ground state of these three ions with Hund's rule. (b) Assume the same ion density n=N/V, compare the susceptibility of a compound to that of at the same temperature. (c) Assume the same ion density n=N/V, compare the susceptibility of a compound to that of at the same temperature. The g-factor is given by the Lande equation:

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