I want you to compare particle in a box with the Bohr atom. For the particle in the box you can assume the size is .5x10^-10 m and the particle that is trapped is an electron. For the Bohr atom consider a hydrogen atom.
a.) What is the energy of photon emitted when the electron drops from 3->2 and 2->1 in the particle in a box?
b.) What is the energy of photon emitted when the electron drops from 3->2 and 2->1 in the Hydrogen atom.
c.) Draw the first 3 wavefunctions (ground state, 1st excited, 2nd excited) for a particle in a box)
d.) Why are the energy levels so different? What is the fundamental change in between these two situations?
the difference in energy is clearly seen in the formulation where the dependency of quantum number plays significant role
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