(a) How would Fig. 1.9 have to be modified to show boundary surfaces for the 2s and the 3p wavefunctions of a one-electron species?

(b) ‘The probability of finding the electron of a ground-state hydrogen atom at a distance r from the proton is at a maximum when r = 52.9 pm.’ Why is this statement compatible with the maximum in the value of R(r) at r = 0?

Figure 1.9

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Px Py N P₂