The Energy in the First Excited State of an Electron

question 17

Multiple Choice

The energy in the first excited state of an electron confined to a one-dimensional box of length L = 0.2 nm is

• A)9.40 eV
• B)12.3 eV
• C)19.7 eV
• D)24.2 eV
• E)37.6 eV

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