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Aim: To show the
spatial probability distribution of the 2s-orbital |
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Illustration M15 shows on the left the radial
probability diagram for a 2s-orbital , ie.for n=2, l=0.
The curve shows two points where the probability of finding an electron is high; one close
to the nucleus, one further away.
Illustration M15 shows in the centre diagram a crosssection of the electron density cloud,
with two areas of high electron density corresponding with the maxima in the radial
probability diagram.
The diagram on the right of illustration M15 shows the shape of a 2s-orbital
corresponding to the boundary surface enclosing the volume in which there is a 90% chance
of finding an electron. |