CHEM 342. Spring 2002.  Next PS   Previous PS  Answers  PS#3.doc (Word97)  

Note: Relevant Chapter in Mortimer is Chapter 16.

1. Calculate the average linear momentum of a particle described by the wave function , where .

2. Given that , derive an expression for , the orbital angular momentum operator.

3. Show that the wave function is an eigenfunction of . What is the eigenvalue? Hint:

4. What is the orbital angular momentum for electrons in 3s, 3p, and 3d orbitals (expressed in terms of )? How many radial and angular nodes do each of these orbitals have?

5. For a 2p electron in a hydrogenlike atom, what is the magnitude of the orbital angular momentum and what are the possible values of L_z? Express all answers in terms of .

6. The radial wave function for the 2s orbital of the hydrogen atom can be written as where . Find the location of the radial nodes in this orbital in terms of a₀.

7. The eigenfunction for a 1s electron of a hydrogen-like atom is given by , where k is a constant, a_o is the radius of the first Bohr orbit for hydrogen. Show that the radius at which there is a maximum probability of finding a 1s electron (in any direction) is just .

8. Give an expression for the Hamiltonian of a two-electron atom. Explain what each term represents and which of the terms is the most difficult to evaluate. Hint: Ignore any magnetic interaction between the spin and the orbital motions of the electrons (i.e. the spin-orbit coupling term, which is small for light atoms).

9. The radial wave function for the 1s orbital of a hydrogen atom is . Find the normalization constant A. 

Hint:

10. A hydrogen-like wave function is of the form . Explain what the values of n, l, and m are.

11. The hydrogen-like wave functions for n = 2 are

where a_o is the radius for the first Bohr orbital for hydrogen, and . For each of the above wave functions, explain if the wave function is the function. Give the l and m quantum number values for each of the above wave functions.

12. The following figure shows a plot of the radial wave function R and a polar plot of the wave function, in the xy plane, for a particular hydrogen-like orbital. Explain what the values of n, l, and m must be, or at least what can definitely be said about them.

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