Ionisation energies of two-electron atoms
Abstract
Ionisation energies of atomic helium and two-electron atomic ions are calculated from the equation: J/hcRM={(Z–S2)–S2[Z2–(Z–S2)]–✓(α2/Z¡)}[1 +α2(Z– 1)(Z– 2)/4], where S= 0.5 is the repulsion or screening constant.