Electron in infinite well equation

Smythe · 2012-05-16 16:09:01

An electron is confined in an infinitely deep well of width 0.1nm, about the size of an atom. Estimate the energy of the ground state in eV. Is this the equation I should be using for this equation? E=(n^2 hbar^2 ∏^2)/(2m L^2)

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An electron is confined in an infinitely deep well of width 0.1nm, about the size of an atom. Estimate the energy of the ground state in eV.

Is this the equation I should be using for this equation?

E=(n^2 hbar^2 ∏^2)/(2m L^2)

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Smythe wrote: »

An electron is confined in an infinitely deep well of width 0.1nm, about the size of an atom. Estimate the energy of the ground state in eV.

Is this the equation I should be using for this equation?

E=(n^2 hbar^2 ∏^2)/(2m L^2)

Yes, and since you are looking for the ground state, n just equals 1.

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