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Homework Statement
suppose you put 5 electrons into an infinite square well. (a) how do the electrons arrange themselves to achieve the lowest total energy? (explain with help of diagram) (b) give an expression for this energy in terms of electron mass, well width L and planks constant
The Attempt at a Solution
first off, does this well act similarly to atom in the way of electron configuration?
exclusion principle says no two electrons can have same quantum numbers, does this hold?
if so then at ground level the energy of the well is given by E[tex]\infty[/tex]=([tex]\pi[/tex]2[tex]\hbar[/tex]2)/2mL2
then E1 has 2 electrons and E2 has the last 3 electrons?
or are the first two electrons in ground level?
and then the arrangement would just be linear energy levels with the electrons?