To better characterize the electron in a quantum mechanical model, Erwin Schrödinger introduced the equation: H ψ = E ψ . In this equation ψ represents a(n):
A) neutron redux
B) proton period
C) electron mass
D) wave function

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In the Schrödinger equation, ψ represents the wave function of a particle, which in this context is related to the probability amplitude of finding an electron at a particular location.

To Better Characterize the Electron in a Quantum Mechanical Model