Extract the radial part of the Schrodinger. wave equation in
spherical coordinates for a hydrogen like...
Extract the radial part of the Schrodinger. wave equation in
spherical coordinates for a hydrogen like atom. Use the methods of
eigenvalues. Plot the results with the radial wave function as a
function of the distance from the nucleus r.
1. Solve Schroedinger's equation for the hydrogen atom and
discuss the radial wave function.
2. Obtain ground state wave functions for hydrogen atom using
Schroedinger's equation. Also calculate the most probable distance
of electron from nucleus.
The Schrodinger equation is effectively the classical wave
equation recast to account for matter waves by using the deBroglie
relation. The simplest possible application of the Schrodinger
equation is the so-called free particle system where potential
energy, V(x)=0.
a) Show that plane waves, such as , are solutions (k is the
wavevector).
b) Use your solution above to find the energy of a free
particle.
c) What values are possible for position, x, and momentum,
p.
Use the Schrodinger equation solution of the H atom
corresponding to its wave function for the 3dxy orbital to
explain why this orbital has no radial node.
Questions to consider:
(j) What is the value of the wave function and thus the radial part
of the function at a node?
(ii) What factor of the radial part of the wave function,
containing r, can equal your value in (i) and thus allow
you to obtain a value for r?
The radial wave function for the hydrogen atom in
three dimensions is given by
Rnl(r) = 1
r
ρ
l+1e
−ρ
v(ρ)
where v(ρ) = P∞
j=0 cjρ
j
is a polynomial of degree jmax = n−l−1 in ρ whose
coefficients
are determined by the recursion formula
cj+1 =
2(j + l + 1 − n)
(j + 1)(j + 2l + 2)cj
.
(a) For n = 2 write down the allowed values of ml and jmax.
Hence by...
1. Separate the radial and angular coordinates in the
time-independent Schrӧdinger equation for a spherically symmetric
potential.
2. What is the change in the binding energy of Uranium-235 upon
the capture of one neutron?
Part A: A spherical wave with a wavelength of 4.0 m is emitted
from the origin. At one instant of time, the phase at r = 8.0 m is
πrad. At that instant, what is the phase at r = 7.5 m ? Express
your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate
units.
Part B: What is the phase at r = 9.5 m at the same instant?
Express your answer to two significant figures and include the...