Answer
$P(E) = 0.014$
Work Step by Step
Given E from question = 5.6 eV
Solve for P:
$e^{E_1 - E_F/kT} = e^{\frac{(5.6 eV - 5.5eV)}{0.02353eV}} = e^{4.25}$
$ P(E) = \frac{1}{e^{4.25} + 1}$
$ P(E) = \frac{1}{71.1}$
$P(E) = 0.014$
Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)
by Halliday, David; Resnick, Robert; Walker, Jearl
Published by
Wiley
ISBN 10:
1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-11823-072-5
Chapter 41 - Conduction of Electricity in Solids - Problems - Page 1273: 19d
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