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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when representing atomic orbitals with approximated trial wave functions?
A)Energy estimation becomes more stable✓
B)Spatial probability densities are idealized
C)Electron spin aligns more uniformly
D)Computation complexity significantly escalates
💡 Explanation
Energy estimation becomes more stable because of the variational principle; the expectation value of the Hamiltonian rises but the approximated trial wave functions minimize ground state energy. Therefore, stability improves, rather than probability, alignment, or complexity issues arising inherently.
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