In spherical coordinates, z = r cos(theta), so the z operator equals the r operator multiplied...

 

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In spherical coordinates, z = r cos(theta), so the z operator equals the r operator multiplied by sin(theta): a) In the ground state of the hydrogen atom calculate and . b) What would you expect for , and , and , and , without doing any additional calculations? Why? In spherical coordinates, z = r cos(theta), so the z operator equals the r operator multiplied by sin(theta): a) In the ground state of the hydrogen atom calculate and . b) What would you expect for , and , and , and , without doing any additional calculations? Why?

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The expectation values 2 and 22 for the ground state of the hydrogen atom can be calculated using th... View the full answer