To Find the Number of Electrons Per Unit Volume with Energy

question 38

Multiple Choice

To find the number of electrons per unit volume with energy between E and E + dE in a metal we must multiply the number of allowed states per unit volume with energy E by:

• A)the probability that a state is unoccupied,
• B)the probability that a state is occupied,
• C)the probability that a state is unoccupied,
• D)the probability that a state is occupied,
• E)dE alone.

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