CHM102A Assignment-3

1. Calculate the numerical value for the Bohr radius a0 = h

2 (40 )/me e2
in
A. i Calculate the numerical value of the potential energy of the
H-atom when r=a0 . Calculate the ground state energy of the H-atom
by substituting the values in En = me (e4 /(40 )2 )/2
h2 n2 . i Finally
calculate the expectation value < V (r) > for the ground state 100
= (Z 3 /a30 )1/2 eZr/a0 . Now identify how average potential energy,
kinetic energy (Since you know average potential energy and total
energy, you can calculate the average kinetic energy) and total energy
are related for the ground state H-atom.
2. Give all possible values for the missing H-atom quantum number in
each case:
(a) n=3, l=2, m=? (b) n=5, l=?, m=0 (c) n=4, l=?, m=-2
For each case give the corresponding orbital labels (For example, n=2,
l=1, m=1 is 2p+1 ).
3. The states with different eigenfunctions but the same energy are degenerate states. The H-atom energy depends only on the quantum
number n. Show that the no of degenerate states with the energy
En =-13.6(Z2 /n2 ) eV is n2 . Identify the 9 degenerate orbitals with
energy (-13.6/9) eV.
4. Calculate the ionization energy in eV when the electron in H-atom is
in 4p state.
5. State the possible quantum numbers n,l,m for the following orbitals:
(a) 2pz (b) 3dx2 y2 (Ans:3,2,not a definite number for m, a linear
combination of m = 2, Eigenfunction of H, L2 only and not Lz .) (c)
5dyz
6. Give the number of radial and angular nodes in each of the following
orbitals.
(a) 1s (b)5d (c)6p.
7. The 3s orbital is R30 =N30 (1 - 2Zr/3a0 + 2Z2 r2 /27a20 ) eZr/3a0 . Calculate the the r values corresponding to the radial nodes if any.
8. Draw the polar plot of the angular part of dz 2 . Remember this is
actually d3z 2 r2 ). Identify the angular nodes.
9. Calculate the probability that a particle will be found between 0.49L
and 0.51L in a box of length L when it is in n=1 state. Take the state
function to be constant in this range.
10. In the particle in a box, the particle is in the ground state. Let the
box be 10 nm long. Calculate the probability that the particle is (a)
between x=1.95 nm and 2.05 nm, (b)in the central one third of the
box.
11. What is the most probable point that a 2pz electron will be found in
the H-atom? What is the most probable radius?
12. Find the classical turning points of 1D-harmonic oscillator in the state
with quantum number v. Classical turning point is the point where
all the energy is potential energy. i.e. E=V.