Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Chapter 1-20
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Author: David Halliday
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Chapter 41, Problem 11P
To determine
To calculate:
the No(E), the density of occupied states, for copper at T=1000K for different energies E:
(a) E = 4.00 eV
(b) E = 6.75 eV
(c) E = 7.00 eV
(d) E = 7.25 eV
(e) E = 9.00 eV
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