The correct statement about probability density (except at infinite distance from nucleus) is:
- (A)It can be zero for orbital✓ Correct
- (B)It can be zero for 1s orbital
- (C)It can be zero for orbital
- (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.
JEE Main · 2020 · 05 Sep 2020 · Shift 2 · Single correct option