JEE Main · 2020 · 05 Sep 2020 · Shift 2 · Atomic Structure

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The correct statement about probability density (except at infinite distance from nucleus) is:
  1. (A)It can be zero for orbital✓ Correct
  2. (B)It can be zero for 1s orbital
  3. (C)It can be zero for orbital
  4. (D)It can be zero for 2s orbital

Answer: (A)

Solution

Radial probability density falls to zero at a node, and the number of radial nodes is . For a orbital, and , giving radial node, a finite distance from the nucleus where the probability density genuinely becomes zero. So the probability density can be zero for the orbital.

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