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Each atom in a chunk of copper contributes one conduction electron. Look up the density and atomic mass of copper, and calculate the Fermi energy, the Fermi temperature, the degeneracy pressure, and the contribution of the degeneracy pressure to the bulk modulus. Is room temperature sufficiently low to treat this system as a degenerate electron gas?

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The Fermi energy is 7.04eV, Fermi temperature 81884K, degeneracy pressure is 3.74Pascal.and the bulk modulus is 6.3×105atm.

The found temperature is to large from the room temperature.

Step by step solution

01

Given information

We have given,

Every atom in a chunk of copper is contributes one conduction electron.

We have to find the Fermi energy, Fermi temperature and pressure.

02

Simplify

Formula of the Fermi energy is given by,

εf=h28m3NÏ€³Õ23

Where, V is volume of the chunk, which is given by,

V=MÒÏ

Where we know that the one mole of mass of copper is 63.5gand density of the copper is 8.93g/cm3.

Then volume will be,

V=63.5g8.93g/cm3V=7.1cm3V=7.1×10-6m3

Since it is given that the every atom is give the one electron. then, number of electron for per unit volume will be equal to number of atom in one mole.

Then,

N=6.022×1023electron/mole

Mass of the electron =9.1×10-31kg

Then, the Fermi energy will be,

εf=h28m3NÏ€³Õ23εf=(6.63×10-34J.s)28(9.1×10-31kg)3(6.022×1023π×7.1×10-6εf=7.04eV

Then, the Fermi temperature will be found out by,

εf=KBT

Where KBis Boltzmann's constant.

then,

localid="1649951480186" εf=(1.38×10-23J/K)TT=1.13×10-18J1.38×10-23J/KT=81884K

03

simplify

The degeneracy pressure can be found as

P=2N5VεfP=2×6.022×10235×7.1×10-6m3(1.13×10-18J)P=3.74pascal

The contribution of the degeneracy pressure to the bulk modulus is given by,

B=2N3VεfB=2×6.022×10233×7.1×10-6m3×1.13×10-18JB=6.3×105atm

The found temperature is very large than the room temperature that is why it is sufficiently low to treat this system as a degenerate electron gas.

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