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    Undergrad Probability density versus radial distribution function

    Okay, but then how can there be any electron density inside the nucleus?
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    Undergrad Probability density versus radial distribution function

    So r=0 is defined as the center of the nucleus?
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    Undergrad Probability density versus radial distribution function

    Thank you. Yes, I'm referring to the 1s H-atom. Mathematically it makes perfect sense: if r=0 then the radial distribution function is zero. So let's say we take a concentric sphere with the inner surface being the surface of the nucleus, and the outer surface at a distance dr from the...
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    Undergrad Probability density versus radial distribution function

    Okay, this is a really basic question. I'm just learning the basics of QM now. I can't wrap my head around the idea that the radial distribution function goes to zero as r-->0 but that the probability density as at a maximum as r-->zero. How can this be? Thanks!
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