EBK PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS
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Chapter 39, Problem 18P

(a)

To determine

The probability of finding the electron in the ground state of hydrogen.

(b)

To determine

The probability of finding the electron in the ground state of hydrogen.

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