Figure 40.27a modeled a hydrogen atom as a finite potential well with rectangular edges. A more realistic model of a hydrogen atom, although still a one-dimensional model, would be the electron + proton electrostatic potential energy in one dimension:

a. Draw a graph of U(x) versus x. Center your graph at x = 0.

b. Despite the divergence at x = 0, the Schrödinger equation can be solved to find energy levels and wave functions for the electron in this potential. Draw a horizontal line across your graph of part a about one-third of the way from the bottom to the top. Label this line E₂, then, on this line, sketch a plausible graph of the n = 2 wave function.

c. Redraw your graph of part a and add a horizontal line about two-thirds of the way from the bottom to the top. Label this line E₃, then, on this line, sketch a plausible graph of the n = 3 wave function.

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0.10 nm = 2ag O eV n = 1 -13.6 eV. %3D -24.2 eV -Proton +