An electron is confined in one dimension box of length 2 Å. a) What would be its allowed two lowest energies? b) In which region of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum are they found? c) What is the main contrast (difference) between your obtained energies and those that we established for an electron confined in a Hatom? Explain your answer.

An electron is confined in one dimension box of length 2 Å. a) What would be its allowed two lowest energies? b) In which region of the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum are they found? c) What is the main contrast (difference) between your obtained energies and those that we established for an electron confined in a Hatom? Explain your answer.

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Chapter5: Matter Waves

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