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What shape do electron probability fields have when they are unbound?

Asked by FireMadeFlesh (16593points) March 19th, 2011

According to quantum mechanics, electrons bound in an atom have probability fields of electrons that look something like this.

I can’t seem to find a similar representation for unbound electrons or partially bound electrons. I was taught in high school physics that the physical speed of electrons through electrical wires was around 1m/s – but what shape are their probability distributions? What about electrons being discharged in a cathode ray tube?

On a slightly different note, do we have similar probability distributions for protons/neutrons in an atomic nucleus?

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