Physical Chemistry
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.95E
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
The wave function product
Concept introduction:
For the orthogonality of two different wave functions, the product of the wave functions is integrated over the entire limits. It is expressed by the equation as given below.
Where,
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