Homework #17 (chapter 47): Electrons in Potential Wells

 

Exercise 2:

En = n2h2/(8mL2)

L = nh*(8mEn)-1/2 = 3*6.63*10-34Nms*(8*9.11*10-31kg*4.7*1.6*10-19Nm)-1/2 = 8.50*10-10 m

 

Exercise 9:

Form the first derivate of the probability density P(x), dP(x)/dx, set it to zero.

è maxima and minima

Use the second derivative to distinguish between maxima and minima. This will give a condition x=Nl/n for odd n and x=Nl/2n for even n.

 

Exercise 13: similar to sample problem 47-5, page 1065

1) hf=E3-E2

f = (E3-E2)/h = -me4(8ε02h3)-1(1/32 – 1/22) =

(9.1094*10-31kg)(1.6022*10-19C)4(8*(8.8542*10-12F/m)2(6.6261*10-34Js)3(1/32 – 1/22) = 4.5695*1014Hz

λ=c/f = 2.9979*108m/s / 4.5695*1014Hz = 656.1 nm

2) hf=E4-E2

f = (E4-E2)/h = -me4(8ε02h3)-1(1/42 – 1/22) =

(9.1094*10-31kg)(1.6022*10-19C)4(8*(8.8542*10-12F/m)2(6.6261*10-34Js)3(1/42 – 1/22) = 6.1688*1014Hz

λ=c/f = 2.9979*108m/s / 6.1688*1014Hz = 486.0 nm

3) hf=E5-E2

f = (E5-E2)/h = -me4(8ε02h3)-1(1/52 – 1/22) =

(9.1094*10-31kg)(1.6022*10-19C)4(8*(8.8542*10-12F/m)2(6.6261*10-34Js)3(1/52 – 1/22) = 6.9090*1014Hz

λ=c/f = 2.9979*108m/s / 6.9090*1014Hz = 433.9 nm

4) hf=E6-E2

f = (E6-E2)/h = -me4(8ε02h3)-1(1/62 – 1/22) =

(9.1094*10-31kg)(1.6022*10-19C)4(8*(8.8542*10-12F/m)2(6.6261*10-34Js)3(1/62 – 1/22) = 7.3111*1014Hz

λ=c/f = 2.9979*108m/s / 7.3111*1014Hz = 410.0 nm

5) hf=E7-E2

f = (E7-E2)/h = -me4(8ε02h3)-1(1/72 – 1/22) =

(9.1094*10-31kg)(1.6022*10-19C)4(8*(8.8542*10-12F/m)2(6.6261*10-34Js)3(1/72 – 1/22) = 7.5536*1014Hz

λ=c/f = 2.9979*108m/s / 7.5536*1014Hz = 396.9 nm

 

Problem 1:

E111=h28-1m-1L-2(n12+n22+n32)=(6.63*10-34Js)2*0.125*(9.1094*10-31kg)-1(250*10-9m)-2(12+12+12) = 2.90*10-24J = 18.1 μeV

E112=E121=E211=E111(12+12+12)-1(12+12+22) = 36.1 μeV

E221=E212=E122=E111(12+12+12)-1(12+22+22) = 54.2 μeV

E113=E131=E311=E111(12+12+12)-1(12+12+32) = 66.3 μeV

E222=E111(12+12+12)-1(22+22+22) = 72.3 μeV