Question

Define Radial and angular wave function

Answer 1

Radial depends on the distance and

Angular depends on the direction.

Explanation:

Radial Wave Function

• Radial wave function depends upon the distance, r from the nucleus.
• Radial is simply the value of the wave function at some radius r.

Angular Wave Function

• Angular wave function depends upon the direction it describes the shape of an orbital.
• the angular wave function describes the spherical harmonics of the motion of the electrons. Because orbitals are a cloud of the probability density of the electron.