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The ground state energy of an electron in a one-dimensional trap with zero potential energy in the interior and infinite potenti

al energy at the walls is 2.0 eV. If the width of the well is doubled, the ground state energy will be:

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ElenaW [278]3 years ago

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Answer:

0.5 eV

Explanation:

$E_1$ = Initial potential energy = $2\ eV$

$E_2$ = Final potential energy

$L_1$ = Initial width

$L_2$ = Final width = $2L_1$

Energy of an electron in a one-dimensional trap is given by

$E=\dfrac{n^2h^2}{8mL^2}$

From the equation we get

$E\propto \dfrac{1}{L^2}$

So,

$\dfrac{E_1}{E_2}=\dfrac{L_2^2}{L_1^2}\\\Rightarrow E_2=\dfrac{E_1L_1^2}{L_2^2}\\\Rightarrow E_2=\dfrac{2L_1^2}{4L_1^2}\\\Rightarrow E_2=0.5\ eV$

The ground state energy will be 0.5 eV

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