CHEM 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Radial Distribution Function, Wave Function, Hydrogen Atom

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For n=1, l =0 and ml=0 : 1s orbital sits very low in energy, For n=2, we have four orbitals with same energy levels (degeneracy): 2s, 2px, 2py, 2pz (2p are characterized by amount of z-angular momentum) R: radial distribution function which tells us how far from the proton, electron is. The shape is largely determined by quantum number l. Wavefunctions with zero angular momentum, l=0 (s), are spherically symmetrical. As quantum number n increases, we have increasing number of spherical nodes (electron density is 0). You have equal probability of finding the electrons at any angle. For 1s orbital, electron spends most of its time close tot the nucleus. Dark red is high electron density, while white is where node of wavefunction appears. Wavefunctions with l>0, and no z-angular momentum, ml=0 are cylindrically symmetrical about the z-axis. The bonding properties between 2p and 5p are similar.

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