SM358 Answers to 2010 Examination Paper

1(a)

Lowest level: (1,1,1), first excited level: (2,1,1), (1,2,1),(1,1,2)

(b)

f = 7.2 10-15 s-1

2(b)

Probability = 2/3.

3(a)

1
. Probabilities are 1/9, 4/9, 4/9.
9
7
E .
3
2

(b)

4(b)

x2

7 2
a .
2

5(b)

B2

13
, B
2

p , x i4x
4

6(a)

d px

(b)

dx

25
1
, B .
4
2

4C x 3 .

x3

( x, t ) x 3 ( x, t )dx 0 if (x,t) is an odd (or an even) function of x, since

the integrand is then an odd function of x and the range of integration is symmetrical
about x = 0.
7(a)
(b)
(c)

Fermion.
Segregate.
No.

8(b)

B is entangled.

Note that: C

1
10

10

, so

(c)

2 and 3 rely on entanglement.

9(a)
(b)

L2 l (l 1) 2 12 2 .
Lz m or 2 .

C is not entangled.

10(a)

3
.
2
a0scaled 4.886 10 4 a0 2.58 10 14 m

(b)

e 2.001 10 4 ER 2.72 105 eV .

Jz

(c)

11(a) (L,S) = (1,0), (1,1), (2,0), (2,1), (3,0), (3,1), (4,0), (4,1), (5,0), (5,1).
(b)
(J,L,S) = (4,5,1), (5,5,1), (6,5,1).

2 1
13(b) E
0 .
m
2
C m02 1
(d)
V

0 . (Note that this is half the total energy, since the

8
8
4
average values of the potential and kinetic energies are equal.)
(e)

Probability =

14(a)

mV0

(b) C = 0.

(c)

(d)

ik
i 1
2ik
2i
A
A, D
A
A.
ik
i 1
ik
i 1

B
A

1.

( x)

(e)

dx

mV0

15(b)

A0

1
5 2

Then use At

Sy

(c)

3 4i x

1
5 2

3 4i x

12
, Sy
25

1
5 2

3 4i x

eiEu t /

1
5 2

3 4i x

eiEd t / .

12
.
25

1
1
cos 2 , PHH cos 2 ,
2
2
1
1
sin 2 , PHV sin 2 .
2
2

16(c)

PVH

A .

PVV VV A

17(a) Eigenvalue of Lz m 0 , eigenvalue of L2 l (l 1) 2 2 2 .

(b)
(c)
(d)

Probability =

r 2 R(r ) 2 r , which has a max value at r = 4a0.

r 5a0 .

First order correction =

A
.
24a03

5
ER .
36
Selection rules l 1, m 0 allow l = 0 or 2, m = 0.
(e)

1/ 3

Cm
18(c) Best estimate is for 2

3 1/ 3 2
C
4
m

2/3

1/ 3

3 C 4
2 .
4 m

, giving a best estimate of