Figure 1 shows the electron probability density for the 2s orbital with a spherical nodal surface, and Figure 2 shows the wave function ψ 2s (x) for the 2s orbital, with marked points A, B, C and D. Which of the following point in Figure 2 most accurately represents the nodal surface as shown in Figure 1?

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Figure 1 shows the electron probability density for the 2s orbital with a spherical nodal surface, and Figure 2 shows the wave function

\psi_{2s}(x)

for the 2s orbital, with marked points A, B, C and D. Which of the following point in Figure 2 most accurately represents the nodal surface as shown in Figure 1?

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