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An electron is bound in a square well of depthU0=6E1-1DW. What is the width of the well if its ground­ state energy is2.00eV?

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The width of the well is3.43×10-10m, if its ground state energy is2.00eV.

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01

Define the energy level.

The energy levels of a particle of massmin a box widthLis:

En=P22m=n2h28mL2=n2π2h22mL2(n=1,2,3...)

The ground state energy as a fraction of the ground-level energy for an infinitely deep well(E1-IDW)is given by:

E1=0.625E1-1DW

02

Determine the width of the well.

Given that, the energy level of square well of depth isU0=6E1-IDWand ground state energy is2.00eV.

The ground-state energy E1:

E1=2.00×1.60×10-191=3.60×10-19

The mass of electron is 9.11×10-31and value of h=1.055×10-34Js.

The width of the well is:

L=0.625π2h22mE1

=π1.055×10-340.62529.11×10-313.20×10-19=3.43×10-10m

Hence, the width of the well is 3.43×10-10m, if its ground state energy is 2.00eV.

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