9. The 1st and 2nd excited states of a harmonic oscillator have these unnormalized wavefunctions: 1st...

 

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9. The 1st and 2nd excited states of a harmonic oscillator have these unnormalized wavefunctions: 1st excited wave- function 2nd excited wave- function -5 0 5 = -5 0 5 y [pm] 4 = 2 ye/2 1 (2y - 1)e-/2 Where y is a variable that is proportional to the displacement of the two atoms from their equilibrium bond length: y x (1-leq). a) For what value(s) of y is the probability lowest in the 1st excited state? b) For what value(s) of y is the probability lowest in the 2nd excited state? 9. The 1st and 2nd excited states of a harmonic oscillator have these unnormalized wavefunctions: 1st excited wave- function 2nd excited wave- function -5 0 5 = -5 0 5 y [pm] 4 = 2 ye/2 1 (2y - 1)e-/2 Where y is a variable that is proportional to the displacement of the two atoms from their equilibrium bond length: y x (1-leq). a) For what value(s) of y is the probability lowest in the 1st excited state? b) For what value(s) of y is the probability lowest in the 2nd excited state?