Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 38 - Quantization - Exercises and Problems - Page 1154: 58

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Starting with Equation (38.29): $$ E_n = \frac{1}{2} m \left( \frac{\hbar^2}{m^2 a_B^2 n^2} \right) - \frac{e^2}{4 \pi \epsilon_0 n^2 a_B} $$ Simplifying the first term: $$ E_n = \frac{\hbar^2}{2 m a_B^2 n^2} - \frac{e^2}{4 \pi \epsilon_0 n^2 a_B} \tag 1$$ Recalling the Bohr radius which is given by $$ a_B = \frac{4 \pi \epsilon_0 \hbar^2}{m e^2}$$ Substitute this into the first term in (1); $$ E_n = \frac{\hbar^2}{2 m \left( \dfrac{4 \pi \epsilon_0 \hbar^2}{m e^2} \right) n^2} - \frac{e^2}{4 \pi \epsilon_0 n^2 a_B} $$ Simplifying the first term again; $$ E_n = \frac{e^2}{8 \pi \epsilon_0 n^2 a_B} - \frac{e^2}{4 \pi \epsilon_0 n^2 a_B} $$ $$E_n=\dfrac{e^2}{4 \pi \epsilon_0 n^2 a_B}\left[\dfrac{1}{2}-1\right]$$ $$E_n=-\dfrac{1}{2}\dfrac{e^2}{4 \pi \epsilon_0 n^2 a_B} $$ This simplifies to: $$E_n= \dfrac{-e^2}{8 \pi \epsilon_0 n^2 a_B} $$ Manipulating: $$ \boxed{E_n = -\frac{1}{n^2} \left( \frac{1}{4 \pi \epsilon_0} \frac{e^2}{2 a_B} \right) }$$
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