If we decrease the size of a quantum dot that contains an electron, what happens to the energy levels?
1 answer:
We will solve this problem using the direct concept related to band gap energy, that is, a band gap is the distance between the valence band of electrons and the conduction band, i. e, the energy range in a solid where no electron states (Electronic state) can exist Mathematically can be described as,
Where,
h = Planck's constant
n = Energy level
mc = Effective mass of the point charge
R = Size of the particle
As you can see the energy is inversely proportional to the size of the particle:
Therefore if the size is decreased, the amount of energy is increased.
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Answer:
The angle above the horizontal at which the pitcher throws the ball determines the distance the ball travels before returning to the height at which it was thrown
Explanation:
The baseball is thrown as a projectile and the range, 'R', of the baseball which is the distance the baseball travels before the height above the ground returns to the initial height is given given as follows;
Where;
R = The range of the baseball = The horizontal distance away from the pitcher the ball reaches
u = The initial velocity with which the baseball was thrown
θ = The angle above horizontal a baseball pitcher throws the ball
g = The acceleration due to gravity ≈ 9.81 m/s²
From the the equation, when θ = 0, sin(θ) = sin(0) = 0 and the ball does not cover any horizontal distance before going lower than the height at which it was thrown, therefore, for the ball to travel further, the angle of launch, θ has to be larger than 0.