Time-Averaged position of electron

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    Quantum mechanics postulates that we cannot determine the exact position of the electron without a collapse of the system, so easier said the position of the electron is given by a probability and not a determined position. This results in a spread of all possible position an electron can take, with a non-zero probability being positioned inside the nucleus.
    The time-averaged position of the electron gives you a position the electron will take up with the highest probability over time.

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