Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Chapter 1-20
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Author: David Halliday
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Chapter 41, Problem 20P
To determine
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the number of occupied states in the energy range 0.0300 eV that is centered at a height of 6.10 eV in the valence band.
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