The Atomic Orbitals of Hydrogen

The discussion of chemical bonding in the main text depends on the description of molecular orbitals as linear combinations of atomic orbitals. In this appendix we show how solutions of the Schrödinger equation for H-like atoms give us the atomic orbitals that are used as the building blocks in this approach. We will also take the opportunity to cover some basic ideas in quantum mechanics.


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