4f orbital

The Hydrogen Atomic Orbitals: 4fz3 orbital



Ψ4,3,0 = (1 / 3072√(5π)) (Z/a)9/2 r3 e-Zr/4a (5cos3θ - 3cosθ) 
cutaway view
Radial Distribution Plot ( r2 Rnl2 vs. r)
Probability Distribution
Atomic Orbital
Note: there is now an angular dependence for the wavefunction so the orbital will no longer be spherical. θ is the angle to the Z-axis and φ from the X-axis.

  radial distribution plot
r is in atomic units (a)

Z = nuclear charge (1), a = bohr radius (0.5292 Å)

The axes are 100 atomic units (a) long.




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