The wave function can be factored into the product of three independent functions (0,y,r) = 0(0)$(4)R(r)....

   

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The wave function can be factored into the product of three independent functions (0,y,r) = 0(0)$(4)R(r). The square of the so-called radial function, R2(r), gives the relative probability of finding the electron at a single point at distance r from the nucleus. That should be distinguished from the so-called radial probability distribution 4nr²R2, which gives the total probability of finding the electron anywhere at distance r from the nucleus -- i.e. in a spherical shell at distance r. This probability is precisely zero at only (n - ) finite values of r. If the graph below represents the radial probability distribution for an electron in a d-orbital, what is its principal quantum number (n)? n = 1pts Radial Probability 0 0 r The wave function can be factored into the product of three independent functions (0,y,r) = 0(0)$(4)R(r). The square of the so-called radial function, R2(r), gives the relative probability of finding the electron at a single point at distance r from the nucleus. That should be distinguished from the so-called radial probability distribution 4nr²R2, which gives the total probability of finding the electron anywhere at distance r from the nucleus -- i.e. in a spherical shell at distance r. This probability is precisely zero at only (n - ) finite values of r. If the graph below represents the radial probability distribution for an electron in a d-orbital, what is its principal quantum number (n)? n = 1pts Radial Probability 0 0 r