Radial Distribution Function
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 3:35 pm
The textbook says the radial distribution function (P) can be used to calculate the probability of finding an electron around the nucleus:
P(r) = r^2 R^2 (r).
How is this equation derived and what do its components (r) (R) mean? And does this equation to apply to any electron in any shell/subshell/orbital?
P(r) = r^2 R^2 (r).
How is this equation derived and what do its components (r) (R) mean? And does this equation to apply to any electron in any shell/subshell/orbital?