MARY - Topic 5 Flashcards
1
Q
What does a boundary surface represent?
A
A 95% probability of where electron density is located for a given orbital.
2
Q
Why doesn’t it give a 100% probability?
A
1 = R(r) never touches the r axis 2 = so R(r0 only reaches '0' at infinity
3
Q
What is an angular node?
A
When angular wavefunction = 0, they are either planes or cones and don’t depend on r.
4
Q
What happens with other one electron systems?
A
When you increase the number of protons in the nucleus, the most likely distance from the nucleus of finding the e- is less, so rdf max is less.
