CHEM 1320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Atomic Orbital, Radial Distribution Function, Azimuthal Quantum Number
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1. the more you know about one, the less you know about the other. 2. the wave and particle nature of the electron: observe the wave nature prevents observation of its particle nature and vice versa, wave nature = interference pattern, particle nature = position, which slit it is passing through. 2. the more accurately you know the position of a small particle, the less you know about its speed, and vice versa. Electron energy: electron energy and position are complementary, ke = 1/2mv^2. B. for an electron with a given energy, the best we can do is describe a region in the atom of high probability: many of the properties of atoms are related to the energies of the electrons. 2. radial distribution function: total probability at a certain distance from the nucleus: maximum at most probable radius, nodes: areas where probability drops to 0.
