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What is the most probable point (not radius) at which a 2p electron will be found in the

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What is the most probable point (not radius) at which a 2p electron will be found in the hydrogen atom?

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What is the most probable point (not radius) at which a 2p electron will be found in the hydrogen atom?

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The probability distribution of finding a  electron in a hydrogen atom is described by the wave function, which is given by

where  is the radial part of the wave function, and  is the spherical harmonic function that describes the angular part of the wave function.

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