The Hydrogen Atom
The spacings between energy levels in the hydrogen atom
increase with increasing energy.
decrease with increasing energy.
remain constant with increasing energy.
The energies of hydrogen atom wavefunctions are negative because
the most stable configuration is given a value of 0 energy.
the ionization limit is given a value of 0 energy.
They aren't. Negative energies are nonsensical!
The energy levels in a hydrogen atom depend
only on the quantum number
n
.
on the quantum numbers
n
and
l
.
on the quantum numbers
n
,
l
and
m
.
The energies of hydrogen atom wavefunctions are proportional to
n
2
-1/n
2
l
(
l
+1)
The total number of nodes in a hydrogen atom wavefunction is given by
n
-
l
- 1
l
n
- 1
The number of angular nodes in a hydrogen atom wavefunction is given by
n
-
l
- 1
l
n
- 1
The number of radial nodes in a hydrogen atom wavefunction is given by
n
-
l
- 1
l
n
- 1
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Patrick E. Fleming
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
California State University, East Bay
patrick.fleming@csueastbay.edu