Draw diagrams of the radial wavefunction,
R
, and the square of the radial wavefunction,
R^(2)
, against
r
, the electron-nucleus distance for the
1s,2s
and 2 p orbitals of the hydrogen atom. What information about the distribution of electron density about the nucleus can be derived from the
R^(2)
plots. Give a diagram of the radial distribution function (RDF),
4\pi r^(2)R^(2)
, against
r
, the electronnucleus distance for the 1s orbital of the hydrogen atom.