According to quantum mechanics, the electron cloud for a hydrogen atom in the ground state has a charge density
where q is the charge of the electron and a is the Bohr radius. Find the atomic polarizability of such an atom. [Hint: First calculate the electric field of the electron cloud, Ee(r ); then expand the exponential, assuming r ≫a.1
Solution 2P
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Consider the electron cloud of a hydrogen atom in the ground state has a charge density
.
Where is the Bohr radius.
Is the charge of the electron.
We need to find out the atomic polarisability of this atom.