Engineering
Chemistry
Quantum Wave Mechanical Model
Question

The graph representing radial charge density of 3s electron

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Solution

The radial charge density, R2(r)(4πr2), for a 3s orbital has two radial nodes where the probability is zero. The graph starts at the origin, rises to a maximum, falls to zero (first node), rises to a second smaller maximum, falls to zero again (second node), and then has a final, small rise before decaying asymptotically to zero. The correct graph is the one with two distinct points where the curve touches the x-axis (r).

Final Answer: The third graph.