3. Introduction
A hydrogen atom is an atom of the chemical element hydrogen.
The electrically neutral atom contains a single positively charged
proton and a single negatively charged electron bound to the nucleus
by the Coulomb force.
General Symbol 1H
β’Protons1
β’Neutrons 0
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5. Schrodinger Equation of Hydrogen Atom
We know that Schrodinger equation:
πππΏ
πππ
+
πππΏ
πππ
+
πππΏ
πππ
+
ππ ππ
ππ
π¬ β π πΏ = π
We can also write as:
Laplacian
ππ
πΏ +
ππ ππ
ππ π¬ β π π³ = π
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6. Continue..
We also know that:
π = β
πππ
ππ πΊππ
Here (r) is the distance between electron and radius.
Hydrogen atom is a spherical symmetrical system. We canβt use
cartesian co-ordinates, we use spherical co-ordinates.
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7. Contiβ¦
Relation between cartesian and spherical co-
ordinates is given as:
π = πππβπ
π
π
π = πππ§βπ ΰ΅
π²
π±
π = ππ + ππ + ππ
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8. Contiβ¦.
Schrodinger equation in spherical co-ordinates:
π
π
π
ππ
ππ
ππΏ
ππ
+
π
ππππππ
π
ππ½
πππΞΈ
ππΏ
ππ½
+
π
πππππππ½
ππ
ππ½π
+
ππ π
π
ππ
π¬ β π πΏ
= π β¦ β¦ π
we first separate the radial (r )and angular variables(ΞΈ,Ξ¦).
For this we substitute:
πΏ π, π½, π = πΉ π π π½, π β¦ . π
By solving equation 2) we get:
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12. Conti..
Hence this equation can be correct only if both sides are equal to some
constant.
Let this constant be π π + π
The radial equation is:
π
πΉ
π
ππ
ππ
π π
π π
+ ππ.
ππ ππ
ππ
π¬ β π = π π + π β¦ . π
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13. Conti..
And angular equation is:
β
π
π
π
ππππ
π
ππ½
πππΞΈ
ππ
ππ½
+
π
πππππ½
πππ
πππ
= π π + π β¦ . π
Now again we have two variables there for
π π½, π = πΈ π½ π(π)
Put in above expression we get:
β
π
πΈπ
π
ππππ
π
ππ½
ππππ½
ππ
ππ½
π +
π
πππππ½
ππ
π
πππ
πΈ = π π + π
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15. Conti..
Again two sides of the equation are function of different variables.
They must be equal to some constant.
β’ Let this constant be ππ
π
π
πΈ
ππππ½
π
π π½
ππππ½
π πΈ
π π½
+ π π + π ππππ
π½ = ππ
π
β¦β¦. 8
And
β
π
π
π π
π
π ππ
= ππ
π
β¦ . π
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16. Conti..
Equation 9 can be written as:
π ππ
π ππ
= βπ ππ
π
π ππ
π ππ
+ π ππ
π
= π β¦ ππ
For more simplification we multiplying equation 8 with ΰ΅
πΈ
ππππΞΈ we get:
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19. Quantum Number
Solution of the Equations
Solution of F(Ο) equation 10 is:
π = π¨πππππ
A is constant.
Since Ο repeats its value after 2Ο.
Then:
π(π + ππ ) = π(π)
π¨ππππ(π+ππ )
= π¨πππππ
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20. Conti..
ππππ(ππ )
= π
πππ ππππ β ππππ ππππ = π
πππ ππππ = π
This can only happen when ππ is zero or positive or negative integer.
β’ Hence ππ = π, Β±π, Β±π, Β±π, β¦ .
β’ ππ is magnetic quantum number.
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21. Conti..
Finding the solution of equation 11
β’ πΈπππ
π½ = π΅πππ
π·π
ππ
πππ(π½)
π΅πππ
is a constant.
π·π
ππ
is associated Legendre polynomial . Solution is acceptable if
π β₯ ππ
Here l is orbital quantum number.
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22. Conti...
For solving equation 12 we must specify v(r).
β’ In this case: π π = β
πππ
ππ πΊππ
Then the solution is given as:
πΉπ,π π = π΅π,ππ ΰ΅
βππ
πππ
πππ
πππ
π³π+π
ππ+π πππ
πππ
π΅π,π is a constant.
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23. Conti..
π³π+π
ππ+π
is associated Laguerre polynomial.
Where
β’ ππ =
πππΊπ
π πππ
β’ This solution is only acceptable when E is positive or has one of the negative
values π¬π (which correspond the bound states).
π¬π = β
πππππ
ππΊπ
πππ
π
ππ
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24. Contiβ¦
Where n is an integer which must be equal to or greater than (l+1).
π β₯ π + π
i-e n=l+1,l+2,l+3,β¦..
Or l=0,1,2,3,β¦β¦.. (n-1)
n is principle quantum number.
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25. Magnetic effect on hydrogen atom
The Dutch physicist Pieter Zeeman (and 1902 physics Nobelist) observed with a state of the art
spectrometer of the time, (which we would now consider pretty crude) that many spectral lines
split in a magnetic field into three (and more) spectral lines, one stays at the original position,
the spacing of the other two depends linearly on the strength of the magnetic field. It is called
the Zeeman effect.
β’ A good theory of the hydrogen atom needs to explain this !!
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26. Normal zeeman effect
β’ Normal Zeeman effect, which is actually not observed with modern spectrometers,
historically βnormalβ because of easy explanation
β’ Model the electron in the H atom as a small permanent magnet.
β’ Think of an electron as an orbiting circular current loop of I = dq / dt around
some nucleus (that was not known to exist at that time).
β’ The current loop has a magnetic moment ΞΌ and the period T = 2Οr / v. (donβt
confuse this ΞΌ with reduced mass)
β’ where L = mvr is the magnitude of the orbital
β’ angular momentum for a circular path.
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27. Normal zeeman effect
β’ When there is no magnetic field to
align them, doesnβt have a effect
on total energy. In an external
magnetic field a dipole has a
potential energy
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28. Normal zeeman Effect
β’ If there is a magnetic field in direction z, it will act on the magnetic moment, this
brings in an (extra) potential energy term into the Hamiltonian operator
β’ So an external magnetic field should have an effect on atoms, spectral lines are
βfingerprintβ characteristics of atoms, in an external magnetic field, each spectral
line should be splitting into three lines, distance between two extra lines
proportional to the strength of the magnetic field, tested by experiment, observed,
part of Nobel prize
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29. The Normal zeeman effect for Hydrogen
β’ The potential energy due to the external magnetic field is quantized due to
the magnetic quantum number mβ.
β’ When a magnetic field is applied, the otherwise degenerate 2p level of
atomic hydrogen is split into three different energy states with energy
difference of ΞE = ΞΌBB Ξmβ.
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30. Contiβ¦
β’ The larger B, the larger the
splitting, if B is switched off
suddenly, the three lines combine as
if nothing ever happened, total
intensity of lines remains constant
in the splitting
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