What is the meaning of electron states ?

[iVenky]

What is the meaning of "electron states"?

I was seeing the energy level diagram of a semiconductor. I came across this term "no of electron states" along the x-axis. I couldn't understand the meaning of that.

The diagram was similar to this-

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...yBrendanTom1.jpg/640px-MalloryBrendanTom1.jpg

Thanks a lot.

 

[jedishrfu]

perhaps the bohr model will help you understand the meaning:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohr_model