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Reading the Spectrum, Ch Radial functions, orbital size and Rydberg states
Problem
For each of the hydrogenic states 4p, 5f and 6d:
((a)) State the number of radial nodes (zeros of P(r) away from the origin).
((b)) State the power of r that P(r) is proportional to close to the nucleus.