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Quiz 39: Quantum Mechanics
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Question 21
Multiple Choice
An electron with kinetic energy 2.80 eV encounters a potential barrier of height 4.70 eV. If the barrier width is 0.40 nm, what is the probability that the electron will tunnel through the barrier? (1 eV = 1.60 × 10
-19
J, mel = 9.11 × 10
-31
kg, h = 6.626 × 10
-34
J ∙ s)
Question 22
Multiple Choice
The energy of a particle in the second EXCITED state of a harmonic oscillator potential is
What is the classical angular frequency of oscillation of this particle? (1 eV = 1.60 × 10
-19
J,
= 1.055 × 10
-34
J ∙ s, h = 6.626 × 10
-34
J ∙ s)
Question 23
Multiple Choice
You want to confine an electron in a box (an infinite well) so that its ground state energy is 5.0 × 10
-18
J. What should be the length of the box? (h = 6.626 × 10
-34
J ∙ s, mel = 9.11 × 10
-31
kg)
Question 24
Multiple Choice
An 80-eV electron impinges upon a potential barrier 100 eV high and 0.20 nm thick. What is the probability the electron will tunnel through the barrier? (1 eV = 1.60 × 10
-19
J, mproton = 1.67 × 10
-27
kg,
= 1.055 × 10
-34
J ∙ s, h = 6.626 × 10
-34
J ∙ s)
Question 25
Short Answer
A lithium atom, mass 1.17 × 10-⁻²⁶ kg, vibrates with simple harmonic motion in a crystal lattice, where the effective force constant of the forces on the atom is k = 49.0 N/m. (c = 3.00 × 10
8
m/s, h = 6.626 × 10⁻³⁴ J ∙ s,
= 1.055 × 10⁻³⁴ J ∙ s, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10⁻¹⁹ J) (a) What is the ground state energy of this system, in eV? (b) What is the wavelength of the photon that could excite this system from the ground state to the first excited state?
Question 26
Multiple Choice
An electron is confined in a harmonic oscillator potential well. What is the longest wavelength of light that the electron can absorb if the net force on the electron behaves as though it has a spring constant of 74 N/m? (
m
el = 9.11 × 10
-31
kg, c = 3.00 × 10
8
m/s, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10
-19
J,
= 1.055 × 10
-34
J ∙ s, h = 6.626 × 10
-34
J ∙ s)
Question 27
Multiple Choice
A particle confined in a rigid one-dimensional box (an infinite well) of length 17.0 fm has an energy level E
n
= 24.0 MeV and an adjacent energy level E
n
+1= 37.5 MeV. What is the value of the ground state energy? (1 eV = 1.60 × 10
-19
J)
Question 28
Multiple Choice
The energy of a proton is 1.0 MeV below the top of a 1.2-MeV-high energy barrier that is 6.8 fm wide. What is the probability that the proton will tunnel through the barrier? (1 eV = 1.60 × 10
-19
J,
m
proton = 1.67 × 10
-27
kg,
= 1.055 × 10
-34
J ∙ s, h = 6.626 × 10
-34
J ∙ s)
Question 29
Multiple Choice
The wave function of an electron in a rigid box (infinite well) is shown in the figure. If the electron energy 98.0 eV, what is the energy of the electron's ground state? (
m
el = 9.11 × 10
-31
kg)
Question 30
Multiple Choice
An electron is trapped in an infinite square well (a box) of width 6.88 nm. Find the wavelength of photons emitted when the electron drops from the n = 5 state to the n = 1 state in this system. (c = 3.00 × 10
8
m/s, h = 6.626 × 10
-34
J ∙ s,
m
el = 9.11 × 10
-31
kg)
Question 31
Multiple Choice
The lowest energy level of a certain quantum harmonic oscillator is 5.00 eV. What is the energy of the next higher level?
Question 32
Multiple Choice
You want to have an electron in an energy level where its speed is no more than 66 m/s. What is the length of the smallest box (an infinite well) in which you can do this? (h = 6.626 × 10
-34
J ∙ s, mel = 9.11 × 10
-31
kg)
Question 33
Multiple Choice
Calculate the ground state energy of a harmonic oscillator with a classical frequency of 3.68 × 10
15
Hz. (1 eV = 1.60 × 10
-19
J, h = 1.055 × 10
-34
J ∙ s, h = 6.626 × 10
-34
J ∙ s)