Chapter 39: Q18P (page 1215)
Figure 39-9 gives the energy levels for an electron trapped in a finite potential energy well 450 eV deep. If the electron is in the n = 3 state, what is its kinetic energy?
Short Answer
The kinetic energy is K = 233eV.
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Chapter 39: Q18P (page 1215)
Figure 39-9 gives the energy levels for an electron trapped in a finite potential energy well 450 eV deep. If the electron is in the n = 3 state, what is its kinetic energy?
The kinetic energy is K = 233eV.
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As Fig. 39-8 suggests, the probability density for the region
0 < x < L for the finite potential well of Fig. 39-7 is sinusoidal, being given by
, in which B is a constant. (a) Show that the wave function
may be found from this equation is a solution of Schrodinger’s equation in its one-dimensional form. (b) Express an equation for that makes this true.
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