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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.
-e24πε01a0

b) The expectation value of kinetic energy in the ground state of the hydrogen atom is.
12e24πε01a0
12e24πε01a0

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∞-e24πε0rP(r)dr=-e24πε04a03∫0∞re-2rla0dr

Substitute x for2ra0in the integration.

PE=-e24πε01a∫0∞xexdr=-e24πε01a0

Therefore, the expectation value of potential energy is-e24πε01a0 .

(b)

The total energy isrole="math" localid="1659471003767" -12e24πε01a0

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

KE= E - PE

for E=-12e24πr01a0andPE=-e24πε01a0, we have-
KE=-12e24πε01a0--e24πr01a0=12e24πε01a0

Therefore, the expectation value of kinetic energy is12e24πε01a0.

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