Harmonic Oscillator: Calculate the Ground State Energy of a Harmonic

question 45

Multiple Choice

Harmonic oscillator: Calculate the ground state energy of a harmonic oscillator with a classical frequency of 3.68 × 10¹⁵ Hz. (1 eV = 1.60 × 10^-19 J, ħ = 1.055 × 10^-34 J ∙ s, h = 6.626 × 10^-34 J ∙ s)

• A) 7.62 eV
• B) 15.2 eV
• C) 11.4 eV
• D) 5.71 eV

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