Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Chapter 1-20
Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Chapter 1-20
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Author: David Halliday
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 39, Problem 26P
To determine

To find:

In multiple of h2/8mL2,

a) The energy of the electron’s ground state.

b) The energy of the electron’s first excited state.

c) The energy of the electron’s lowest degenerate states.

d) The difference between the energies of electron’s second and third excited states.

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