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The wave function of an electron of a hydrogen atom in the ground state takes the form ψ(r) = A e-r/r1, where A is a certain constant, r1 is the first Bohr radius. Find:

(a) the most probable distance between the electron and the nucleus;

(b) the mean value of modulus of the Coulomb force acting on the electron;

(c) the mean value of the potential energy of the electron in the field of the nucleus.

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We first find A by normalization

(b) The Coulomb force being given by -e2/r2, the mean value of its modulus is

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