Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 39 - More about Matter Waves - Problems - Page 1216: 24

Answer

$0.136\;eV$

Work Step by Step

The quantized energies for an electron trapped in a two dimensional infinite potential well are $E_{nx,ny}=\frac{h^2}{8m}\Big(\frac{n_x^2}{L_x^2}+\frac{n_y^2}{L_y^2}\Big),$ where $m$ is the electron mass and $n_x$ is a quantum number for well width $L_x$ and $n_y$ is a quantum number for well width $L_y$. We probe for the electron along a line that bisects $L_x$ and find three points at which the detection probability is maximum. Those points are separated by $2.00\;nm$. Therefore, $n_y=3$ and $L_y=2.00\times3\;nm=6\;nm$ Again, We probe for the electron along a line that bisects $L_y$ and find five points at which the detection probability is maximum. Those points are separated by $3.00\;nm$. Therefore, $n_x=5$ and $L_x=3.00\times5\;nm=15\;nm$ Therefore, The energy of the electron in the given two dimensional infinite well is $E_{5,3}=\frac{(6.63\times 10^{-34})^2}{8\times 9.1\times 10^{-31}}\Big\{\frac{5^2}{(15\times 10^{-9})^2}+\frac{3^2}{(6\times 10^{-9})^2}\Big\}$ $E_{5,3}\approx 2.18\times 10^{-20}\;J$ $E_{5,3}\approx 0.136\;eV$
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