Question: The normalized ground-state wavefunction of a hydrogen atom is (r)=(1/Pi*a0^3)/2 e^(-r/a0) where a0, = 53 pm (the Bohr radius) and r is the distance from

The normalized ground-state wavefunction of a hydrogen atom is (r)=(1/Pi*a0^3)/2 e^(-r/a0) where a0, = 53 pm (the Bohr radius) and r is the distance from the nucleus. (a) Calculate the probability that the electron will be found somewhere within a small sphere of radius 1.0 pm centred on the nucleus. (b) Now suppose that the same sphere is located at r = a0. What is the probability that the electron is inside it? You may approximate the probability of being in a small volume dV at position r by y(r)dV.

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