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The electron in a hydrogen atom occupies the combined spin and position stateR211/3Y10++2/3Y11-

(a) If you measured the orbital angular momentum squared L2, what values might you get, and what is the probability of each?

(b) Same for the component of orbital angular momentum Lz.

(c) Same for the spin angular momentum squaredS2 .

(d) Same for the component of spin angular momentum Sz.

Let JL+Sbe the total angular momentum.

(e) If you measureddata-custom-editor="chemistry" J2 , what values might you get, and what is the probability of each?

(f) Same forJz .

(g) If you measured the position of the particle, what is the probability density for finding it atr , , ?

(h) If you measured both the component of the spin and the distance from the origin (note that these are compatible observables), what is the probability density for finding the particle with spin up and at radius ?

Short Answer

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  1. The probability is 1 .
  2. The eigen value and probability ofLzareand 1 .
  3. The probability is 1 for boths=12.
  4. The probability forsz=12is13and the probability forsz=-12his23 .
  5. The probability forJ2=1542is89and the probability forJ2=342is19.
  6. The probability is 1 .
  7. the probability density is196a5r2e-ra .
  8. the probability density for finding the particle with spin-up is 172a5r2era.

Step by step solution

01

Definition of normalization factor.

Normalisation is the process of scaling wave functions to the point where all probabilities equal one. The probabilistic description of quantum mechanics only makes sense when all of the probabilities add up to one.

02

The probability.

(a)

The following is how the given position and spin state are expressed:

R2113Y10++23Y11-

In both termsI=1, compare the term of the formYlm.

The square of the angular momentum is,

L2=l(l+1)2=1(1+1)2=22

For both the states I=1and hence the probability is 1 .

03

The eigen value and probability of  Lz.

(b)

The formula for Z component of orbital angular momentumLzis expressed as follows:

Lz=ml

The magnetic quantum number ismlin this case.

The wave function has two spin states in the given issue, hence these states with twovalues are 0 and 1 .

Substitute 0 formlin the above equation.

Lz=(0)=0

Substitute 1 formlin the equationLz=ml.

Lz=(1)=

The probability ofLz=0is,

P1=C12C12+C22

Here,C1andC2are the coefficients.

Substitute 13for C1and 23for C2in the above equation.

P1=132132+232=13

The probability ofLz=is,

P2=C22C12+C22

Substitute 13for C1and23 for C2in the above equation.

P2=23132+232=23

The probability of the wave function forcomponent of orbital angular momentum is,

P=P1+P2

Substitute 13for P1and 23forP2 in the above equation.

P=13+23=1

Therefore, the eigen value and probability of Lzare and 1 .

04

The probability for the spin angular momentum squared S2 .

(c)

For a spin-half particle,s=12

s2is the square of the spin angular momentum.

s2=s(s+1)2

Substitute12for S.

s2=1212+12=342

The probability is 1 for both s=12.

05

The probability for the  component of spin angular momentum  Sz.

(d)

The Z -component of spin angular momentum is,

Sz=12

The probability forsz=12is,

P1=C12C12+C22

Here,C1andC2are the coefficients.

Substitute 13for C1 and 23for C2in the above equation.

P1=132132+232=13

The probability forsz=12 is13.

The probability forsz=-12is,

P2=C22C12+C22

Substitute13forC1and23forC2in the above equation.

P2=23132+232=23

The probability forsz=-12 is23 .

06

The probability for J2 .

(e)

The possible values ofjis,

j=L+S=1+12,1-12=32,12

The square of the total angular momentum is,

J2=j(j+1)2

Substitute32for J .

J2=3232+12=1524

Substitute 12for J .

J2=1212+12=342

From the 112Clebsch-Gordan table, we have

131212|10+2312-12|11=13233212-131212+23133212+231212=2233212+131212

The probability forJ2=1542is,

P=22322232+132=89

The probability for J2=342is,

P=1322232+132=19

07

The probability for  Jz

(f)

From the112 Clebsch-Gordan table, we have

131212|10+2312-12|11=13233212-131212+23133212+231212=2233212+131212

From the above expression,

mj=12

For both the states in the expression 2233212+131212 the value of mj=12and hence the probability is 1 .

08

The probability density.

(g)

The probability density is given by

||2=R212{13Y102+++23Y10*Y11+-+Y11*Y01-++23Y112--}

Using the orthonormality of the spin states,

||2=13R212Y102+2Y112

Using the values,

Y10=34cosY1'=-38sinei

And R21=124a-3/2raexp(-r/2a)

||2=131241a3r2a2e-ra34cos2+238sin2=13.24a5r2e-ra34cos2+sin2=196a5r2e-ra

Therefore, the probability density is 196a5r2e-ra.

09

The probability density for finding the particle with spin-up.

(h)

The probability density for finding a particle with a radius ofand spin-up is

||2=13R212Y102sindd

The integral is 1 using the orthogonal condition of spherical harmonics.

||2=13R212=13124a3ra2e-ra=172a5r2era

Therefore, the probability density for finding the particle with spin-up is 172a5r2era.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

(a) Starting with the canonical commutation relations for position and momentum (Equation 4.10), work out the following commutators:

[LZ,X]=ihy,[LZ,y]=-ihx,[LZ,Z]=0[LZ,px]=ihpy,[LZ,py]=-ihpx,[LZ,pz]=0

(b) Use these results to obtain [LZ,LX]=ihLydirectly from Equation 4.96.

(c) Evaluate the commutators [Lz,r2]and[Lz,p2](where, of course, r2=x2+y2+z2andp2=px2+py2+pz2)

(d) Show that the Hamiltonian H=(p2/2m)+Vcommutes with all three components of L, provided that V depends only on r . (Thus H,L2,andLZand are mutually compatible observables.)

For the most general normalized spinor (Equation 4.139),

compute{Sx},{Sy},{Sz},{Sx2},{Sy2},and{Sx2}.checkthat{Sx2}+{Sy2}+{Sz2}={S2}.

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