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![An experimental nanoelectronic device confines electrons to a layer only 0.92
nm thick, which acts like a one-dimensional infinite square well. Find the
energies of the ground state and the first two excited states of these electrons.
Constants: h = 6.626-10-34 [J-s], m= 9.109-10-³¹ [kg] and ħ=h/2π.](https://content.bartleby.com/qna-images/question/92572cf8-ed26-4227-b4ce-32944a8c203e/7fe10e9a-51eb-4ae0-9d61-af5dbc19f861/6kv3tl_processed.jpeg)
Transcribed Image Text:An experimental nanoelectronic device confines electrons to a layer only 0.92
nm thick, which acts like a one-dimensional infinite square well. Find the
energies of the ground state and the first two excited states of these electrons.
Constants: h = 6.626-10-34 [J-s], m= 9.109-10-³¹ [kg] and ħ=h/2π.
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