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Question
(a) Show that the mean value for 1/r of an electron inthe ground state of hydrogen equals 1 /r 0, and from thisconclude that the mean value of the potential energy is(b) Using E = U + K, find a relationship between theaverage kinetic energy and the average potential energy in theground state. [Hint. For (a), see or Example 38-9.]
Solution
The first step in solving 39 problem number 71 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: (a) Show that the mean value for 1/r of an electron inthe ground state of hydrogen equals 1 /r 0, and from thisconclude that the mean value of the potential energy is(b) Using E = U + K, find a relationship between theaverage kinetic energy and the average potential energy in theground state. [Hint. For (a), see or Example 38-9.]
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