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Hydrogen radial second moment (⟨r2⟩nl​)

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For a nonrelativistic point-nucleus hydrogen atom, ⟨r2⟩nl​=a02​n2[5n2+1−3l(l+1)]/2. Integrating the normalized radial wavefunction squared with measure r4dr gives 3a02​,42a02​,30a02​ for 1s,2s,2p. For a hydrogen-like ion, replace a0​ by a0​/Z in the infinite-nuclear-mass model. These moments determine first-order shifts under quadratic potential energy perturbations.

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