Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 39 - More about Matter Waves - Problems - Page 1216: 23

Answer

$3.218\;eV$

Work Step by Step

The quantized energies for an electron trapped in a three-dimensional infinite potential well that forms a e rectangular box are $E_{nx,ny,nz}=\frac{h^2}{8m}\Big(\frac{n_x^2}{L_x^2}+\frac{n_y^2}{L_y^2}+\frac{n_z^2}{L_z^2}\Big),$ where $m$ is the electron mass and $n_x$ is a quantum number for well width $L_x$, $n_y$ is a quantum number for well width $L_y$ and $n_z$ is a quantum number for well width $L_z$. The ground state is the $(1,1)$ state, with an energy of $E_{1,1,1}=\frac{h^2}{8m}\Big(\frac{1}{L_x^2}+\frac{1}{L_y^2}+\frac{1}{L_z^2}\Big)$ Substituting, $L_x=800\;pm=800\times 10^{-12}\; m$, $L_y=1600\;pm=1600\times 10^{-12}\; m$, and $L_z=390\;pm=390\times 10^{-12}\; m$ we get the ground state energy of the electron in the given rectangular box $E_{1,1,1}=\frac{(6.63\times 10^{-34})^2}{8\times 9.1\times 10^{-31}}\Big\{\frac{1}{(800\times 10^{-12})^2}+\frac{1}{(1600\times 10^{-12})^2}+\frac{1}{(390\times 10^{-12})^2}\Big\}$ $E_{1,1,1}\approx 5.149\times 10^{-19}\;J$ $E_{1,1,1}\approx 3.218\;eV$
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