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Which of the following is a valid description of the spatial wavefunction for an electron on each of two widely separated H atoms?
Which of the following is a valid description of the spatial wavefunction for an electron on each of two widely separated H atoms?
- Ψ(1,2) = ψA(1)ψB(1)
- Ψ(1,2) = ψA(2)ψB(2)
- Ψ(1,2) = ψA(2)ψB(1)
- Ψ(1,2) = ψA(1)ψB(2) (correct)
When the atoms are close together, what is the valid description of the spatial wavefunction for the two electrons?
When the atoms are close together, what is the valid description of the spatial wavefunction for the two electrons?
- Ψ(1,2) = ψA(1)ψB(2)
- Ψ(1,2) = ψA(1)ψB(1)
- Ψ(1,2) = ψA(2)ψB(1) (correct)
- Ψ(1,2) = ψA(2)ψB(2)
What is the better description of the molecule when two outcomes are equally probable in quantum mechanics?
What is the better description of the molecule when two outcomes are equally probable in quantum mechanics?
- Ψ(1,2) = ψA(1)ψB(1)
- Ψ(1,2) = ψA(2)ψB(1)
- Ψ(1,2) = ψA(1)ψB(2) ± ψA(2)ψB(1) (correct)
- Ψ(1,2) = ψA(1)ψB(2)
Which combination of the linear combinations Ψ(1,2) = ψA(1)ψB(2) ± ψA(2)ψB(1) has lower energy?
Which combination of the linear combinations Ψ(1,2) = ψA(1)ψB(2) ± ψA(2)ψB(1) has lower energy?
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What is the correct notation for the spatial wavefunction of an electron on each of two widely separated H atoms when electron 1 is on A and electron 2 is on B?
What is the correct notation for the spatial wavefunction of an electron on each of two widely separated H atoms when electron 1 is on A and electron 2 is on B?
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