## wavefunctions & orbitals relationship?

$H_{\psi }=E_{\psi }$

1-D: $E_{TOTAL}\psi (x)=E_{k}\psi (x)+V(x)\psi(x)=-\frac{h^{2}}{8\pi ^{2}m}\frac{d^{2}\psi(x)}{dx^{2}}+V(x)\psi(x)$

Alexandra Bartolome 2H
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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.