Worksheet on chap 3 and 4

1. Show that the deBrogile wavelength λ of a non-relativistic particle is

, where Ek is the kinetic energy.
√

2. Find the kinetic energy of a proton whose deBriglie wavelength is

(i) 1 nm (ii) 1 fm

3. Estimate the minimum velocity of a ball confined to a region of length 10 cm.

4. Consider an electron wave function describing an electron in state extending from –w/2 to
w/2

( ) √ ; n= 1, 3 , 5
a) Check if it is normalized for n=1
b) Calculate the position and energy expectation value of an electron in state n= 1 and n =
3.

5. An electron has a kinetic energy of 12.0 eV. The electron is incident upon rectangular
barrier of height 20.0 eV and thickness 1.00 nm. By what factor would the electron’s
probability of tunnelling through the barrier increase assuming that the electron absorbs
all the energy of a photon with wavelength 546 nm (green light)?

6. For Hg (mercury), the critical temperature at which superconductivity ensues with zero
applied magnetic field is 4.15 K. The critical applied magnetic field at which
superconductivity will not take place at any temperature is 0.041 T. Find the applied
magnetic field that will stop superconductivity at 2.2 K.