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Particle in a box: An electron is trapped in an infinite square well (a box) of width Particle in a box: An electron is trapped in an infinite square well (a box) of width 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<sup>8</sup> m/s, h = 6.626 × 10<sup>-34 </sup>J ∙ s, m<sub>el</sub> = 9.11 × 10<sup>-31</sup> kg) A) 6.49 μm B) 5.45 μm C) 5.91 μm D) 7.07 μm 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 × 108 m/s, h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ∙ s, mel = 9.11 × 10-31 kg)


A) 6.49 μm
B) 5.45 μm
C) 5.91 μm
D) 7.07 μm

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