We have to calculate the probability that in the ground state of the hydrogen atom, the electron will be found at a radius greater than the Bohr radius.

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The normalized wave function for the ground state of the hydrogen atom is

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Here, a is the Bohr radius and is given in terms of fundamental constants by the expression

The radial probability density

Therefore, the probability for finding the electron at a radius greater than a in the hydrogen atom will be