The following image is a dot plot of the ground state of the hydrogen atom. The dots represent:
A) all the possible positions of the electron
B) every electron in the atom
C) the electron wave function
D) the volume probability density for the electron
E) the density of the electron cloud

Question

The following image is a dot plot of the ground state of the hydrogen atom. The dots represent: 
A) all the possible positions of the electron 
B) every electron in the atom 
C) the electron wave function 
D) the volume probability density for the electron 
E) the density of the electron cloud

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The dot plot represents the volume probability density for the electron, which describes the likelihood of finding the electron in a given volume of space around the nucleus. Each dot represents a small volume of space where the electron is most likely to be found, with the density of dots indicating the probability of finding the electron in that region.

The Following Image Is a Dot Plot of the Ground