## Psi squared meaning

longjump
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### Psi squared meaning

Can someone explain the meaning of psi^2? It was unclear what it meant in class to me.

Michael_Navarro_1H
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### Re: Psi squared meaning

I wouldn't be too concerned about anything relating to the Schrodinger Wave equation. From what I understand however, psi^2 correlates to the probability density of finding an electron within an orbital.

Letizia Ye 4F
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### Re: Psi squared meaning

ψ^2 is a wave function that describes the probability of finding an electron in a certain area, our TA said for the next quiz there wouldn't be too much about it, but you should know the definition.

Nicolle Fernandez 1E
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### Re: Psi squared meaning

Psi squared is the probability of finding and electron in an orbital.

Daniel_Frees_1L
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### Re: Psi squared meaning

psi squared is actually not the probability of finding an electron in a given orbital, it's just proportional to the probability. It's actually probability density (so probability density * volume = probability of finding an electron