Harmonic Oscillator: an Electron Is Confined in a Harmonic Oscillator

question 49

Multiple Choice

Harmonic oscillator: An electron is confined in a harmonic oscillator potential well. A photon is emitted when the electron undergoes a 3→1 quantum jump. What is the wavelength of the emission if the net force on the electron behaves as though it has a spring constant of (m_el = 9.11 × 10^-31 kg, c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10^-19 J, ħ = 1.055 × 10^-34 J ∙ s, h = 6.626 × 10^-34 J ∙ s)

• A) 290 nm
• B) 150 nm
• C) 190 nm
• D) 580 nm

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