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Homework Statement
The radial wavefunction for ##3d_{z^2}## orbital is
$$R=N\sigma^2e^{-\frac{\sigma}{3}}(3\cos^2\theta-1)$$
$$\sigma=\frac{r}{a_0}$$
Find r and θ for which the probabiity of finding the electron is maximum
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The Attempt at a Solution
##R^2## gives the probability density. and ##4\pi r^2dr\cdot R^2## gives the probability at ##(r,r+dr)##. How can I find a particular ##r##? Should I use ##4\pi r^2\cdot R^2## as the probability at ##r##? but that doesn't make any sense to me.
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