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mordacious
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Awesome forum here!
I'm stuck on a homework problem and need some guidance.
A H-atom exists in a 3px state. What would be the result of measuring the total orbital angular momentum of this state (e.g. 100 measurements)?
I assume when they say 100 measurements that they mean the expectation value? If so there is now the problem of which wavefunction to use as a 3px state has three due to m = -1, 0, +1. I remember something about how orbitals in the same subshell can be combined but I can't find it in my notes and I'm not sure if this is what I'm looking for.
Anyways, even if I just choose one randomly, finding ∫Ψ*L^2Ψdτ is a huge task.
Am I just going about this all wrong?
Thanks,
Ashley
I'm stuck on a homework problem and need some guidance.
A H-atom exists in a 3px state. What would be the result of measuring the total orbital angular momentum of this state (e.g. 100 measurements)?
I assume when they say 100 measurements that they mean the expectation value? If so there is now the problem of which wavefunction to use as a 3px state has three due to m = -1, 0, +1. I remember something about how orbitals in the same subshell can be combined but I can't find it in my notes and I'm not sure if this is what I'm looking for.
Anyways, even if I just choose one randomly, finding ∫Ψ*L^2Ψdτ is a huge task.
Am I just going about this all wrong?
Thanks,
Ashley