Which of the following would not have significant effect on the probability distribution of position of an electron (in a given combination of quantum numbers) in the hydrogen atom?


a.the angle theta

b. the azimuthal angle probability distribution
c. the spherical harmonic for that combination of angular momentum and magnetic quantum numbers
d. the radial wave equation for that combination of principal and angular momentum quantum numbers
e. the distance from the nucleus



b.
Around the z-axis, there is symmetry due to the canceling out of exponentials in the azimuthal solution to Schrödinger's equation.

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