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Interpretation:
(a) Fig. 1.9 have to be modified to show boundary surfaces for the 2s and the 3p wave functions of a one electron species and (b) the probability of finding the electron of a ground state hydrogen atom at a distance r from proton is at a maximum when r = 52.9 pm, this statement is compatible with the maximum in the value of R(r) at r = 0 is to be explained.
Concept Introduction:
Radial node is a spherical region where the probability of finding an electron is zero. The number of radial nodes increases as n increases.
An orbital is a mathematical function called a wave function that gives detail of an electron in an atom. Radial wave functions for a given atom depend only upon the distance, r from the nucleus.
The radial distribution function (
The angular part of the wave function (A (
It depends on angular variables, θ and ϕ, and describes the direction of the orbital that the electron may occupy.
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