Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 39 - More about Matter Waves - Problems - Page 1214: 2a

Answer

$E_1 = 9.41~eV$

Work Step by Step

In the ground state, $n=1$ We can find the ground-state energy of an electron in a potential well: $E_1 = (\frac{h^2}{8m~L^2})~n^2$ $E_1 = \frac{h^2}{8m~L^2}$ $E_1 = \frac{(6.626\times 10^{-34}~J~s)^2}{(8)(9.109\times 10^{-31}~kg)~(200\times 10^{-12}~m)^2}$ $E_1 = 1.51\times 10^{-18}~J$ $E_1 = (1.506\times 10^{-18}~J)(\frac{1~eV}{1.6\times 10^{-19}~J})$ $E_1 = 9.41~eV$
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