Electron Densities: Pictorial Analogies for Apparent Ambiguities in Probability Calculations

MARÍA GABRIELA LAGORIO

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION

American Chemical Society

Lugar: Wisconsin; Año: 2000 vol. 77 p. 1444 - 1445

0021-9584

Many articles published in this Journal have greatly contributed to a better interpretation of electron density in atoms (1?12). The aim of this paper is to present supplementary analogies to clarify differences in probability and probability density calculations for hydrogen-like wave functions. Students who first encounter quantum mechanical details of atomic structure seldom have a feeling for these concepts and they often encounter apparent ambiguities in this field. Journal have greatly contributed to a better interpretation of electron density in atoms (1?12). The aim of this paper is to present supplementary analogies to clarify differences in probability and probability density calculations for hydrogen-like wave functions. Students who first encounter quantum mechanical details of atomic structure seldom have a feeling for these concepts and they often encounter apparent ambiguities in this field. 1?12). The aim of this paper is to present supplementary analogies to clarify differences in probability and probability density calculations for hydrogen-like wave functions. Students who first encounter quantum mechanical details of atomic structure seldom have a feeling for these concepts and they often encounter apparent ambiguities in this field.