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Question: Consider an electron in the ground state of a hydrogen atom. (a) Calculate the expectation value of its potential energy. (b) What is the expectation value of its kinetic energy? (Hint: What is the expectation value of the total energy?)

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a) The expectation value of potential energy in the ground state of the hydrogen atom is-e24蟺蔚1a.

b) The expectation value of kinetic energy in the ground state of the hydrogen atom is 12e24蟺蔚1a.

Step by step solution

01

 Given data

To be considered an electron in the ground state of a hydrogen atom

02

 Concept

The law of conservation of momentum states that the sum of kinetic energy and the potential energy for a particle always remains constant.

03

Solution

(a)

The expectation value of potential energy is,

PE=0-e24蟺蔚rPrdr=-e24蟺蔚r4a30re-2r/adr

Substitute x for 2rain the integration.

role="math" localid="1659615862149" PE=-e24蟺蔚1a0xexdr=-e24蟺蔚1a


Therefore, the expectation value of potential energy is -e24蟺蔚1a.

(b)

The total energy is -12e24蟺蔚1a

The kinetic energy can be calculated by subtracting potential energy from the total energy

KE= E - PE

for role="math" localid="1659615925271" E=-12e24蟺蔚1aandrole="math" localid="1659615868874" PE=-e24蟺蔚1a, we have-
role="math" localid="1659615966673" KE=-12e24蟺蔚1a--e24蟺蔚1a=12e24蟺蔚1a

Therefore, the expectation value of kinetic energy is 12e24蟺蔚1a.

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