The Classical Free-Electron Theory of Metals Is Inadequate in That

question 51

Multiple Choice

The classical free-electron theory of metals is inadequate in that it

• A)assumes the average energy of the electrons to be 3kT/2.
• B)assumes the energy distribution to be a Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution.
• C)fails to incorporate the exclusion principle.
• D)assumes the applicability of the equipartition theorem.
• E)incorporates all of these.

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