Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 39 - More about Matter Waves - Problems - Page 1215: 20

Answer

$2\;eV$

Work Step by Step

Total energy of the electron in the left side region ($V_1$ region) is given by $E_1=\text{Kinetic energy}+\text{Potential energy}$ or, $E_1=2+9\;eV=11\;eV$ If the electron is trapped in $V_2$ region, it should have to loose its energy by emitting a photon. According to given energy diagram, to barely become trapped, the energy of the electron must has to be $E_2=9\;eV$ Therefore, the energy of the emitted photon is $E=E_2-E_1$ or, $E=(11-9)\;eV=2\;eV$
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