CHEM 101 : Penny Drop Lab.doc
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The probability that the ring will hit in ring #4 is 15%, because out of 100 drops, the pencil landed in ring 4 fifteen times. The pencil will most likely drop in ring #3, because the peak of the graph occurs at 2. 5, which is in ring #3. This graph tells us the probability that the electron will be at any given distance from the nucleus. Compared to provided graph in figure 15-2a, our graph has a steeper rise and decline. The probability that the pencil will hit any given unit area decreases as the distance of that area increases in distance from the center of the bullseye. If putting a square 1 cm on an edge on the target, it should be placed 2. 5 centimeters away from the bullseye. Compared to the graph in figure 14-2b, our graph has a very similar curve.
