Medium· Quantum Mechanical Model of the Atom (Radial and Angular Nodes)· +4 / −1
Consider the following schematic plots of orbital wavefunction () against distance () from the nucleus.
Figure: four plots labelled A, B, C and D. A: a smooth decay from a high value at towards zero without crossing the axis. B: starts high, crosses the zero line once, goes through a minimum and returns to zero. C: starts high, crosses the zero line, goes through a minimum, crosses zero again, goes through a maximum and returns to zero. D: starts at zero, rises to a maximum, crosses the zero line, goes through a minimum and returns to zero.
The figure representing two radial nodes in the orbital is
The figure representing two radial nodes in the orbital is