The Energy of the First Excited State of a Harmonic

question 1

Multiple Choice

The energy of the first excited state of a harmonic oscillator is 1500 eV.What is the energy of the ground state?

• A)500 eV
• B)750 eV
• C)1000 eV
• D)250 eV
• E)375 eV

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