Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 39 - More about Matter Waves - Problems - Page 1218: 64

Answer

$E = 13.6~eV$

Work Step by Step

According to Equation (39-33): $E_n = \frac{me^4}{8\epsilon_0^2h^2}~\frac{1}{n^2}$ We can verify that the combined value of the constants is $13.6~eV$: $E = \frac{me^4}{8\epsilon_0^2h^2}$ $E = \frac{(9.109\times 10^{-31}~kg)(1.6\times 10^{-19}~C)^4}{(8)(8.854\times 10^{-12}~F/m)^2(6.626\times 10^{-34}~J~s)^2}$ $E = 2.1681\times 10^{-18}~J$ $E = (2.1681\times 10^{-18}~J)(\frac{1~eV}{1.6\times 10^{-19}~J})$ $E = 13.6~eV$
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