Question

2. (a) When a particle of mass 1.0 x 10-26 g in a one-dimensional box goes from the n=3 level to n=1 level, it emits a radiation with frequency 5.0 x 1014 Hz. Calculate the length of the box.

(b) Suppose that an electron freely moves around inside of a three-dimensional rectangular box with dimensions of 0.4 nm (width), 0.4 nm (length), and 0.5 nm (height). Calculate the frequency of the radiation that the electron would absorb during its transition from the ground state (the lowest energy state) to the first excited state (the second lowest energy state).

Answer 1