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The cusp at the origin of the 1s wavefunction ψ(r⃗) ∝ exp(−Z|r⃗|) comes from the absolute value of the position vector that appears when the radial form R(r) ∝ exp(−Zr) is written as a function of 3D position.

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The cusp at the origin of the 1s wavefunction ψ(r⃗) ∝ exp(−Z|r⃗|) comes from the absolute value of the position vector that appears when the radial form R(r) ∝ exp(−Zr) is written as a function of 3D position.

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