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Chapter 38, Problem 48GP
(a)
To determine
The four lowest possible energy states.
(b)
To determine
The wave function.
(c)
To determine
The wavelength and energy of a photon emitted when the neutron makes a transition between the two lowest states and the region of the EM spectrum in which the atomic nucleus lies.
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