If you double the width of a one-dimensional infinite potential well, (a) is the energy of the ground state of the trapped electron multiplied by 4, 2, , , or some other number? (b) Are the energies of the higher energy states multiplied by this factor or by some other factor, depending on their quantum number?

If you double the width of a one-dimensional infinite potential well, (a) is the energy of the ground state of the trapped electron multiplied by 4, 2, , , or some other number? (b) Are the energies of the higher energy states multiplied by this factor or by some other factor, depending on their quantum number?

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