wavefunctions & orbitals relationship?
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wavefunctions & orbitals relationship?
I am still a bit confused on the concept of wavefunctions. From my understanding, wavefunctions represent the varying positions of particles since they have wave-like properties and do not have precise trajectories. How does this relate to orbitals?
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Re: wavefunctions & orbitals relationship?
Wave functions are the mathematical representation of orbitals.
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Re: wavefunctions & orbitals relationship?
Due to the fact that orbitals act as waves, a wave function is a mathematical function that shows the wave-like behavior of electron(s) in an atom and the probable location to finding an electron in a specific region around the nucleus of an atom.
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Re: wavefunctions & orbitals relationship?
Simply put, wave functions describe behavior within an orbital.
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Re: wavefunctions & orbitals relationship?
Kayla Maldonado 1A wrote:Due to the fact that orbitals act as waves, a wave function is a mathematical function that shows the wave-like behavior of electron(s) in an atom and the probable location to finding an electron in a specific region around the nucleus of an atom.
Thanks! Shrodinger's eqn has a chance of being on the midterm right?
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Re: wavefunctions & orbitals relationship?
I like to think of it as the probability of a particles quantum state being dependent on the descriptions of each quantum number. A wavefunction is like the possible position, momentum, and spin of an electron combined. It basically defines an orbital of an electron.
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