## Particle in A box

$E_{n}=\frac{h^{2}n^{2}}{8mL^{2}}$

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### Particle in A box

Is the Particle in a box experiment vital to know for the midterm? Or is just a concept that is skimmed over?

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### Re: Particle in A box

You are not expected to know/use the particle in a box experiment in this class.

Yiyang Jen Wang 4G
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### Re: Particle in A box

Yeah I don’t think we need to know it for the text but it was really helpful at least for me to understand the concepts in this chapter.

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### Re: Particle in A box

I think it's something that's meant to be more conceptual and help us understand what we are learning, not really something we have to focus a lot on since we didn't have questions on it.

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### Re: Particle in A box

Can the particle in a box experiment be compared to the physics of acoustics and sound waves within a chamber/tube?

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### Re: Particle in A box

Particle in a box is a concept that is a way of looking at the concept of the quantized energy levels of electrons. It can be used with any wave model, being related to that of an acoustic guitar string. However, Lavelle stated you didn't need to focus on this concept.

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### Re: Particle in A box

JasonKwon_3k wrote:Particle in a box is a concept that is a way of looking at the concept of the quantized energy levels of electrons. It can be used with any wave model, being related to that of an acoustic guitar string. However, Lavelle stated you didn't need to focus on this concept.

Wait what exactly is particle in a box?

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### Re: Particle in A box

I don't think it will be necessary to know this concept for the midterm even though it was briefly mentioned in lecture.

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Does anyone have a videeo they think is a good reference for this topic?