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What is the ground-state energy of (a) an electron and (b) a proton if each is trapped in a one-dimensional infinite potential well that is 200 wide?

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(a) The ground state energy of the electron in the infinite potential well is 9.42 eV .

(b) The ground state energy of the proton in the infinite potential well is 5.13×10-3eV.

Step by step solution

01

Given data

The width of the potential well is

L=200pm=200×1pm1m1012pm=200×10-12m

02

Energy in a potential well

The ground state energy of a particle of mass m in an infinite potential well of width L is

E0=h28meL2n2............1

Here h is the Planck's constant having value

h=6.63×10-34J.s

03

Step 3(a): Determining the ground state energy of electron

The mass of the electron is

me=9.11×10-31kg

From equation (I) the ground state energy of electron is

E0=6.6×10-34J.s28×9.11×10-31kg×200×10-12m212=15×10-19×1J·1J×1kg·m2/s21J·1s2·11kg·11m2=15×10-19J

The energy in electron volt is

E0=15.1×10-19×1J×0.624×1019eV1J=9.42eV

The required energy is 9.42eV.

04

Step 4(b): Determining the ground state energy of proton

The mass of the proton is

mp=1.67×10-27kg

From equation (I) the ground state energy of proton is

E1=h28mpL2n2..........1

E1=6.63×10-34J·s28×1.67×10-27kg×200×10-2m212=8.225×10-22×1J·1J×1kg·m2/s21J·1s2·11kg·11m2=8.225×10-22J=8.225×10-22×1J×0.624×1019eV1J=5.13×10-3eV

The energy in electron volt is 5.13×10-3eV.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Figure 39-26 indicates the lowest energy levels (in electronvolts) for five situations in which an electron is trapped in a one-dimensional infinite potential well. In wells B, C, D, and E, the electron is in the ground state. We shall excite the electron in well A to the fourth excited state (at 25 eV). The electron can then de-excite to the ground state by emitting one or more photons, corresponding to one long jump or several short jumps. Which photon emission energies of this de-excitation match a photon absorption energy (from the ground state) of the other four electrons? Give then values.

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