In spherical coordinates, z = r cos. Calculate z and z 2 for the H atom

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In spherical coordinates, z = r cosθ. Calculate 〈z〉 and 〈z2〉 for the H atom in its ground state. Without doing the calculation, what would you expect for 〈x〉 and 〈 y〉, and 〈x2〉 and 〈 y2〉? Why?

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Physical Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321812001

3rd edition

Authors: Thomas Engel, Philip Reid

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