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Homework Statement
Where would the expectation value on a 2p orbital lie? and where would you likely find the electron relative to the maximum?
Homework Equations
found on a forum that the expectation value is n^2 a_0 but id like a more reliable source
The Attempt at a Solution
have an exam in morning and its just something which would be nice to know before i walk out the door.
using the formula gives an idea but I am not sure if that's even a proper formula. if i was to guess id say under the maximum of the "fat" part of the orbital since its an average value. and for the second part I am guessing that to would be where the orbital is thickest, even though i know an orbital is an area of probability so technically it could be everywhere at once in the orbital.