What is the value of the principal quantum number, n, for the hydrogen s orbital matching these curves?
I'm really lost on this problem
I'm really lost on this problem
1 Answer
The radial wave function
Alternatively, wherever the radial probability distribution
The total number of nodes (of both kinds - radial and angular) tells you what the value of
Since this is an
Therefore, it only has radial nodes, i.e.
#n - 1 = "number of radial nodes in s orbitals"#
I count
For the last part, you don't have to solve any equation. (You can, but you wouldn't have the equation in front of you to use.) Instead, just look, approximate, and find the exact value from the list.
I'm seeing radial nodes at