Chris Friesen wrote:

Morris Dovey wrote:
DJ Delorie wrote:
| What's the difference between auto mechanics and quantum mechanics?
|
| A quantum mechanic can park the car in the garage without opening
| the door first.

Yes; but he can't know for certain that it's actually in there at any
given instant. :-)

Well he can...but then he can't also know how fast it's going.

Ok - now lets explain again how the P orbital's probability envelope
is a figure 8 shape, rotated about its long axis, with a zero
probability
at the nucleus, the pinch point of the figure 8. A hyrdrogen atom
has only one electron, which means it cannot be in both parts of the
figure 8 since it would have to pass through the nucleus to do so.
That is theoretically impossible. So . . .?

It's a particle!

No, it's a wave!

"Just turn off the damned light!"

"Good night Gracie."

charlie b