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Probability distributions of electrons in the 3s subshell ?
for the 2s orbital, there are 2 places to expect an electron in, one near the nucleus and one in a shell about it, but the latter is more probable, is that also the case for electrons in the 3s subshell ? Would it have 3 regions where electrons are likely to be found ? And would the outermost one of those have the highest probability ?
Q2: You don't have to answer this but I don't really understand what they mean by contours here ?
1 Answer
- 冷眼旁觀Lv 71 year ago
Q1:
Refer to the diagram below for the probability distribution of 3s electron cloud.
Yes, 3s orbital has 3 regions where electrons are likely to be found. The outer the region, the higher the probability to find the electron.
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Q2:
A contour means all the points where have equal probability to find a certain electron.
