I understand now how to find the energies of the first two excited states by using the ground state energy. I do not however understand how to get the ground state energy without looking it up. What formula would I use?
Ok I see where the textbook was getting the -13.6 eV from now, I was looking at the section on the Hydrogen atom since I knew I needed to be dealing with one electron atoms. According to the textbook it is -78.98 eV. So then is the energy in the two excited states goin to be this value squared?
Homework Statement
What are the energies of the ground state and the first two excited states of the He+ ion?
Homework Equations
En= - Eo/n2
The Attempt at a Solution
n=1 for this problem (since there is only 1 electron) so the ground state would have the electron...
I do now... Even though I read that response too late. The grader of my homework gave me full credit anyways for a sub-par result... But I appreciate the response because it let me on the right track after the fact!
Homework Statement
The 3s state of Na has an energy of -5.14 eV. Determine the effective nuclear charge.
Homework Equations
Zeffective = Z - S (not listed in textbook, found this online when trying to figure out the problem)
The Attempt at a Solution
Nothing in the textbook in...
Homework Statement
Based on the finite potential well defined by the following equations, how many bound states are there, which of these states are even and which are odd, and what are their energies?
V(x)= 0 for x\leq-l/2 and x \geq +l/2
V(x)=-\hbar^{2}/ma^{2}
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Homework Statement
In a particular semiconductor device, electrons that are accelerated through a potential of 5 V attempt to tunnel through a barrier of width 0.8 nm and height 10 V. What fraction of the electrons are able to tunnel through the barrier if the potential is zero outside the...