Consider the hydrogen atom. (a) For the ground state (n = 1), first excited states (n = 2), and second excited states (n = 3): 1. Calculate the energy En in eV.

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Consider the hydrogen atom.

(a) For the ground state (n = 1), first excited states (n = 2), and second excited states (n = 3):

1. Calculate the energy En in eV.

 

2. Calculate all possible values of the angular momentum L and z-component angular momentum Lz (you can leave your values in terms of ¯h – e.g., L = 2¯h).

 

3. For each value of n and L, sketch the radial wave function and radial probability density.

 

(b) Prove that, in the ground state, the electron is most likely to be found at the Bohr radius aB.

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