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The Schrodinger wave equation for hydrogen atom is:
Ψ2s=142π(1a0)3/2[2r0a0]er/a0
where, a0 is Bohr radius. If the radial node in 2s be at r0, then find r in terms of a0.
A.a02
B.2a0
C.2a0
D.a02

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Hint:
Bohr radius is the distance between the nucleus and electron of an atom. The probability of an electron located at a particular point is given by the square value of the wave function. In this equation, r0 is the radial node.

Complete step by step answer:
Here, it is given that the Schrodinger wave equation for hydrogen atom is:
 Ψ2s=142π(1a0)3/2[2r0a0]er/a0
where, a0 is Bohr radius, r0 is the radial node and Ψ is the wave function.
When wave function passes through zero, a node occurs. The electron has zero probability of being located at a node. The probability of an electron located at a particular point is given by the square value of the wave function. As we discussed that electron has zero probability of being located at a node, we can say that
 |Ψ2s|2=0
Now, looking at the above equation, we can observe that, if the square of the value of wave function is equal to zero, then the value of (2a0r0) has to be equal to zero.
Since, 142π is a constant which cannot be equal to zero and the value of (1a0)3/2 and er/a0 will always be greater than zero.
So, therefore, we can write
 2r0a0=0
On further simplifying, we get,
 r0=2a0

Therefore, the correct option is (B) 2a0.

Additional information:
-Schrodinger wave equation is an equation that is used to calculate the wave function of a quantum – mechanical system. The wave function is used to define the state of the system at each spatial position and time.
-Wave function is defined as the quantum state of an isolated quantum system. It is denoted with a symbol, Ψ

Note: A wave function node generally occurs at a point where wave function is zero, that means, the electron has zero probability of being located at a node.
-Bohr radius is the most probable distance between the electron and the nucleus.