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d. For the Schrõdinger wave equation: nabla ^2psi _((x,y,z))+(8pi ^2m)/(h^2)(E-V)psi _((x,y,z))=0 ii. Define all the terms (3 marks) Work out the expression for the potential energy and write Schrodinger wave expression for the hydrogen atom (3 marks)
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i. In the given Schrödinger wave equation:
The terms are defined as follows:1.
: The wave function, which describes the quantum state of a particle in a potential field.2.
: The Laplacian operator, which represents the sum of the second partial derivatives with respect to the spatial coordinates (x, y, z).3.
: The mass of the particle.4.
: Planck's constant.5.
: The total energy of the particle.6.
: The potential energy experienced by the particle in the potential field.ii. The expression for the potential energy
in the context of the hydrogen atom is given by:
where:-
is the atomic number (for hydrogen,
),-
is the elementary charge,-
is the distance between the electron and the nucleus.Substituting this expression for the potential energy into the Schrödinger wave equation, we get the Schrödinger wave equation for the hydrogen atom: