An electron is confined to a one-dimensional region in which its ground-state (n = 1) energy is 1.45 eV. (a) What is the length L of the region? nm(b) What energy input is required to promote the electron to its first excited state? eV

An electron is confined to a one-dimensional region in which its ground-state (n = 1) energy is 1.45 eV. (a) What is the length L of the region? nm(b) What energy input is required to promote the electron to its first excited state? eV

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An electron is confined to a one-dimensional region in which its ground-state (n = 1) energy is 1.45 eV.

(a) What is the length L of the region?
nm

(b) What energy input is required to promote the electron to its first excited state?
eV

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