Answer to Question #94309 in Quantum Mechanics for Glorias

Question #94309
The ground state energy of an electron in an infinite well is 2.6 x 10^-3
eV. What will
be the ground state energy if the width of the well is doubled?
1
Expert's answer
2019-09-16T09:41:05-0400

The energy is inversely proportional to the square of the width of the potential well; accordingly, when the width is doubled, the energy will decrease by a factor of four, that is, 0.65 meV.


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