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Chapter 5, Problem 45E
(a)
To determine
To write the conditions of wave function.
(b)
To determine
To tell about the reason why the constants cannot be solved from the boundary conditions.
To determine
To tell about the reason why the constants are not solved physically.
(d)
To determine
To show
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