The One-Dimensional Particle-in-a-Box

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(1). An electron in a one-dimensional box undergoes a transition from the n=3 level to the n=6 level by absorbing a photon of wavelength 500 nm. What is the width of the box?ANSWER. SOLUTION.

(2). What is the average location of a particle in a box of length L in the n=3 quantum state?ANSWER. SOLUTION.

(3). Calculate the lowest energy transition in the butadiene molecule.ANSWER. SOLUTION.


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Author: Dan Thomas email: <thomas@chembio.uoguelph.ca>
Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 1996