Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The value of wave function, Ψ depends upon the coordinates of the

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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The value of wave function, Ψ depends upon the coordinates of the electron in the atom.
Statement II: The probability of finding an electron at a point within an atom is proportional to the orbital wave function.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Accepted Answer

According to the NCERT text (Section 2.6): 
1.  **Statement I is True:** The wave function (Ψ) is a mathematical function whose value depends upon the coordinates of the electron in the atom and does not carry any physical meaning by itself .
2.  **Statement II is False:** The probability of finding an electron at a point within an atom is proportional to the **square** of the orbital wave function (i.e., |Ψ|²), known as probability density, not the wave function itself .

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